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Thought I better get round to writing a bit about myself.

I'm married and live on the Isle of Man

My poetry journey began in November 2013 after my husband was diagnosed with cancer. The first poem I wrote was called was Splendid Isolation. This was written after we returned to the Isle of Man after his surgery in England. I felt so alone and vulnerable in the accommodation - all I really needed was someone to talk to face to face and maybe have a hug! I posted a few poems on a friends facebook page - mainly humerous poems . An on-line friend Jenny Brewer saw my poems and kept telling me to join here. It took about 3 weeks of her asking me if i had joined to pluck up the courage to finally post and 'Just Desserts' was the first poem I posted here - it is based on a true experience! Since then my life has been a whirl. In Jared Pickett's collaboration I teamed up with Darren Watson and we wrote together collaboratively as JaDazzle United.

I adore penguins - the animals not the biscuits!
Loveeeee tall men with greying hair
I love baking/cooking
I like to potter in the garden - need more time to commit to it but have an aged mother who needs me more than my garden does
Adore most types of music - will give anything a listen
Best ever gig - Knebworth 1986 when 'Queen' headlined

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Poetry at its finest - the best collaboration I have EVER seen on soup

Blog Posted:7/6/2025 6:51:00 AM

Our poems disappear off the main page so quickly and seldom see the light of day unless they are contest winners or POTD/POTW

If you read just one poem on soup today - make it this one

The poem is by Eileen Manassian

It is set to music by Jerry Curtis

I have no idea who the singer is but it is absolutely incredible

Poem of the decade for me!

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/i_write_of_love____a_collaboration_1743853

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Robert James
Liguori

Date: 7/6/2025 7:11:00 PM

Just wow!!!

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 7/6/2025 1:31:00 PM

I will have to listen when I change to my laptop. I can't get to links on my phone. Such a dufus! I bet it's marvelous

Jan Allison
Date: 7/6/2025 3:39:00 PM

It is absolutely incredible and such a sweet thing Jerry did as a surprise for Eileen:-) hugs Jan xx

Craig
Cornish

Date: 7/6/2025 12:57:00 PM

TOTALLY a wow!!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/6/2025 3:34:00 PM

Agreed Craig and worthy of recognition. I know how thrilled Eileen is as it was a complete surprise that Jerry had set it to music as was her dream on the original poem posted earlier this year:-) hugs Jan xx

Tania
Kitchin

Date: 7/6/2025 11:24:00 AM

It is spectacular. I loved listening to it too. What a wonderful collaboration.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/6/2025 3:33:00 PM

Isn't it amazing! hugs Jan xx

Tom
Cunningham

Date: 7/6/2025 11:07:00 AM

A beautiful collaboration Jan, Jerry putting it to music was a joy to hear. Well done Eileen and Jerry. Tom

Jan Allison
Date: 7/6/2025 3:32:00 PM

Thanks Tom:-) hugs Jan xx

John
Anderson

Date: 7/6/2025 10:36:00 AM

Yes it is wonderful! It shows the power of voice and sound! I hope it encourages people to put their poems to music using their own talents or one of the excellent 'text to song' tools now available. Poetry is meant to be heard! Cheers

Jan Allison
Date: 7/6/2025 3:31:00 PM

Thanks so much for dropping by John hugs Jan xx

Gary
Radice

Date: 7/6/2025 10:12:00 AM

I just clicked, looked and listened and WOW!! It's all that you said Jan. Eileen, Jerry, what a seriously beautiful collaboration. Congratulations. The lyrics and the singing and the music are just fantastic. Cheers - Gary

Jan Allison
Date: 7/6/2025 3:31:00 PM

Thanks Gary, I had to promote this poem before it vanishes off the new poems screen! hugs Jan xx

Eileen
Manassian

Date: 7/6/2025 9:35:00 AM

Thanks, Jan, for putting up this blog. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. I'm so happy that you loved this collaboration. Jerry was so kind to do this for me. I've been trying to write lyrics for a song for such a long time. It's been an unfulfilled dream of mine till now! My heart is filled with unexpressible joy. I cried when I heard it. I was overwhelmed. It comes at a time in my life when I'm really struggling to see the positives. This was a highlight for me. Thank you, Jerry. Bless you for bringing me joy. Thank you, Jan for the encouragement and this blog. Thanks to everyone who will give it a listen. God bless.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/6/2025 9:42:00 AM

It was my pleasure to blog about the poem and jerry setting it to music and having the lyrics sung so brilliantly. I hope the poem continues to get reads long after it vanishes off the new poems list! A massive favourite for me! hugs Jan xx

My Past Blog Posts


Poetry at its finest - the best collaboration I have EVER seen on soup Date Posted: 7/6/2025 6:51:00 AM
Jan Allison Reveals All! Date Posted: 12/12/2024 2:32:00 PM
Toilet Humour and Risqué Rhymes Book Availability Date Posted: 12/6/2024 3:49:00 AM
EXCITING PUBLICATION NEWS - I'M HOPING IT WILL BE A 'BEST SMELLER'!! Date Posted: 11/27/2024 12:30:00 PM
Thank you soup admin Date Posted: 10/12/2024 4:36:00 PM
Posting multiple poems on PS - updated Date Posted: 10/11/2024 4:05:00 PM
A giggle a day can chase the blues away Date Posted: 2/9/2024 10:01:00 AM
A giggle a day ... Exciting news Date Posted: 1/20/2024 6:58:00 AM
Exciting Publication News - update updated Date Posted: 12/10/2023 8:52:00 AM
AWAY IN CONTEST JUDGED Date Posted: 7/31/2023 7:22:00 AM
My Next Contest Date Posted: 7/11/2023 8:34:00 AM
POOP POETRY CONTEST Date Posted: 6/19/2023 2:19:00 AM
A message from Teppo Gren Date Posted: 5/19/2022 3:36:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER Date Posted: 1/25/2022 1:07:00 AM
HE NEEDS SUPPORT - LIMERICK COLLABORATION Date Posted: 7/17/2021 2:35:00 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK HORNE Date Posted: 5/3/2021 11:28:00 PM
UNABLE TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS Date Posted: 4/20/2021 5:40:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER Date Posted: 1/24/2021 4:57:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK HORNE Date Posted: 5/3/2020 6:07:00 PM
TRIBUTE TO MANX FUNDRAISER BOB CORKISH Date Posted: 4/23/2020 2:29:00 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVE ROPER - ANOTHER BURNS NIGHT BABY LIKE ME Date Posted: 1/25/2020 6:58:00 AM
POEM OF THE WEEK Date Posted: 8/12/2018 1:38:00 PM
OUCH Date Posted: 4/27/2018 3:09:00 AM
COLLABORATION CONTEST FINALLY JUDGED Date Posted: 11/15/2017 9:32:00 AM
WARNING ABOUT WEBCAMS Date Posted: 11/14/2017 1:53:00 PM

My Recent Poems

Date Posted	PoemTitle	Form	Categories
7/5/2025	Lacking integrity	Acrostic	integrity,poets,
7/2/2025	THE GATES OF WRATH	Rhyme	how i feel,integrity,
6/29/2025	The Naked Truth - Bawdy limerick	Limerick	beach,summer,sun,
6/26/2025	Yesterday	Lay	conflict,humorous,muse,po
6/25/2025	sensational sunset	Haiku	sky,sunset,
6/24/2025	I REALLY HATE YOU!	Free verse	health,how i feel,life,
6/23/2025	Using AI in soup contests - Inspired by Unseeking Seeker’s and Tania's blogs	Roundel	conflict,integrity,poetry
6/17/2025	The Bear Necessities	Roundel	conflict,fish,food,
6/14/2025	Why I abhor AI Generated poems	Monoku	anger,how i feel,poetry,
6/12/2025	You’re not THAT good, yes it's true	Lyric	poetry,slam,technology,
6/10/2025	Juneberries	Limerick	fruit,
6/9/2025	Cheating Cheetah!	Limerick	animal,word play,
6/8/2025	Growing old and decrepit	Rhyme	body,life,
5/30/2025	Cockwomble	Rhyme	humorous,word play,
5/25/2025	raspberries	Haiku	fruit,
5/20/2025	A crimson sky breaks the distant shore	Rhyme	sky,sunset,
5/14/2025	spring time	Haiku	spring,
5/13/2025	Poison	Verse	betrayal,conflict,humorou
5/7/2025	RUSH HOUR	Verse	food,travel,
5/3/2025	A Tribute to Lin Lane	Acrostic	friendship,poetess,tribut
5/2/2025	Cruel Cutting Comments	Free verse	anti bullying,how i feel,
4/21/2025	WILD GOAT HAVING HIS OATS - BAWDY LIMERICK WARNING	Limerick	boat,humorous,lust,
4/20/2025	Summer holiday	Free verse	beach,holiday,sun,
4/19/2025	Fruit Pavlova	Epulaeryu	food,fruit,sweet,
4/18/2025	Royal National Lifeboat Institution	Rhyme	jobs,sea,weather,
4/16/2025	Tacos	Pleiades	food,
4/14/2025	Hell Hath No Fury	Roundel	betrayal,humorous,love hu
4/13/2025	Private Dancer	Rhyme	dance,jobs,money,
4/11/2025	our final farewell	Senryu	death,
4/10/2025	The Butterfly	Couplet	butterfly,nature,
4/9/2025	Stunning Spring Time	Etheree	nature,spring,
4/4/2025	PRESIDENT TRUMP - YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS PART 2	Limerick	america,animal,conflict,h
4/4/2025	Will you marry me	Nonet	proposal,romantic love,
4/3/2025	PRESIDENT TRUMP - YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!	Senryu	america,bullying,power,
4/1/2025	Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious	Rhyme	nature,rainbow,sky,
3/31/2025	spring has now arrived	Haiku	nature,spring,
3/29/2025	Thinking about Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds	Free verse	music,science fiction,spa
3/27/2025	Not today Tumbleweed	Limerick	humorous,relationship,
3/26/2025	Jimmy Riddle	Limerick	child,humorous,
3/23/2025	Blue cheese and old pickles	Free verse	childhood,memory,
3/22/2025	Irish Phallus-See - bawdy poem	Limerick	humorous,
3/21/2025	what a shame about his name! - bawdy warning	Limerick	humorous,irony,work,
3/18/2025	St Patrick’s Day Blunder	Limerick	celebration,drink,humorou
3/16/2025	Betrayal	Rhyme	betrayal,heartbreak,
3/15/2025	My First Pet	Couplet	cat,pets,
3/14/2025	Winter Warmer - Bawdy limerick warning	Limerick	body,humorous,
3/12/2025	Bride and Gloom	Monoku	irony,marriage,
3/10/2025	No More Coercive Control - FICTIONAL POEM	Free verse	abuse,violence,
3/8/2025	WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER!	Monoku	absence,father,
3/5/2025	OVER THE RAINBOW	Rhyme	beautiful,rainbow,
3/4/2025	Tu Hung-Lo	Senryu	age,body,humorous,
3/2/2025	MANGY MONGREL	Haiku	dog,
3/1/2025	kingfisher	Haiku	bird,
2/28/2025	WARNING THIS POEM CONTAINS TOILET HUMOUR	Limerick	humorous,me,poetry,
2/27/2025	Sensational Sunset	Monoku	sunset,
2/25/2025	BAWDY LIMERICK	Limerick	humorous,
2/20/2025	KILLER ON THE LOOSE	Etheree	fear,humorous,
2/17/2025	A FISHY TALE	Rhyme	conflict,food,
2/14/2025	He really Cocked Up on Valentine’s Day	Senryu	humorous,integrity,valent
2/4/2025	my cynical valentine - bawdy	Senryu	flower,humorous,valentine
2/3/2025	Candy Crushed - poop humour warning!	Limerick	candy,corruption,politica
2/2/2025	The 'Queen of Poop' returns!	Limerick	food,humorous,
2/1/2025	Tribute to my Vogon Valentine	Vogon Poetry	humorous,i miss you,
1/29/2025	Perhaps in the time voters will realise they made a huge cock up!	Senryu	political,
1/24/2025	THE GIRLS ARE BACK IN TOWN!	Limerick	friendship,muse,poetry,
1/23/2025	Lost and found	Triolet	missing,muse,
1/20/2025	It's in his kiss	Rhyme	corruption,political,
1/19/2025	Absolute blooming creativity!	ABC	flower,garden,
1/16/2025	Precious Pussycat	Quintain (English)	cat,
1/11/2025	Burning Love	Limerick	betrayal,humor,
1/7/2025	Holiday Fun	Limerick	humorous,
12/30/2024	Resolutions	Pleiades	humorous,new year,
12/18/2024	Stollen	Pleiades	christmas,food,
12/12/2024	Santa Pause	Rhyme	christmas,fun,
12/10/2024	Fairy Fantasy	Rhyme	flower,fun,
12/1/2024	I am thankful for	Rhyme	cancer,poetry,writing,
11/27/2024	Toilet Humour and Risque Rhymes - new book	Limerick	books,humorous,writing,
11/25/2024	He's cracked it!	Limerick	drink,humorous,
11/13/2024	ROCKET MAN - FOR JOSEPH MAY	Limerick	dream,humorous,space,
11/6/2024	Sky watcher	Monoku	rainbow,sky,
11/5/2024	My definition of hell on earth!	Monoku	political,
10/31/2024	Holiday Limericks	Limerick	halloween,humorous,thanks
10/15/2024	His brothers are spell bound!	Limerick	children,father son,humor
10/13/2024	Absolute proof that I am the queen of poop	Monoku	for her,humorous,poetry,w
10/12/2024	HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSEQUIPPEDALIOPHOBIA IS A VERY LONG WORD	Monoku	anti bullying,conflict,ho
10/10/2024	No Strings Attached	Limerick	childhood,tribute,
10/7/2024	life after death	Jueju	death,heartbreak,
10/7/2024	The Mouse with the Hat	Couplet	funny love,silly,wedding,
10/6/2024	The Fairmile Guest House	Limerick	holiday,how i feel,tribut
10/1/2024	A I poems on Poetry soup	Lyric	corruption,writing,
9/22/2024	signs of autumn	Haiku	autumn,nature,
8/28/2024	Olivia Newton-John	Limerick	clothes,film,humorous,
8/27/2024	God KNOWS - I'm a poop poet!	Monoku	anti bullying,
8/24/2024	Circus Dancer	Monoku	art,dance,horse,
8/22/2024	My Favourite Poet - Inspired by Arthur Vaso's Poem of the Day	Limerick	anti bullying,how i feel,
8/20/2024	Dress to impress!- bawdy humour	Limerick	irony,wedding,
8/18/2024	I Am Fear	Quintain (Sicilian)	dark,fear,
7/26/2024	Beach babe - a little bawdy	Limerick	body,humorous,
7/25/2024	Head Boy	Limerick	humorous,water,
7/20/2024	A cock and bull tale - Risque Rhyme	Limerick	farm,humorous,

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
The Naked Ramblers Society	Verse	funny,
Few Steps Behind	I do not know?	sad,
Sometimes We Just Have To Get Naked	Rhyme	life,
The Allison Ellison Bond	Narrative	friendship,love,
My Way	Verse	funny,
The Touch of a Stranger	Lyric	friend,friendship,uplifti
I'll Always Remember	Rhyme	lost love,
Please Do Not Weep	I do not know?	absence,bereavement,
Smile	Rhyme	giving,happy,inspiration,
Remembrances ---Tanka	Tanka	emotions,remember,
My Fifty Years In a Nut Shell	Rhyme	family,life,nostalgia,
Country Song	Rhyme	romance,
Forever Romance	Free verse	romance,romantic,
Your Crotch and You	Narrative	humor,
Mens Secrets	Rhyme	abuse,
Jan Allison	Free verse	friend,friendship,poems,p
Did You Have a Peaceful Night	Verse	care,love,
Willy the Wasp For Jan Allison	Couplet	childhood,education,insec
I'M Coming Home	Rhyme	emotions,military,
The True Meaning of Life	Narrative	life,
Fairy Tales, Angels and Cuddles	Rhyme	child,father daughter,chi
My Honky Tonk Angel	Narrative	romantic,
I'M Not Nosey But	Free verse	class,crazy,england,eve,
A Memory She Left Behind	Verse	memory,
A Tribute To Jan Allison	Free verse	friendship,
Poets Who Write Love Poems	Free verse	poetry,
Bingo	Verse	funny,mum,
Oh Goddess Moon	Verse	moon,
Ever Deeper Grows Our Kiss	Free verse	kiss,
Fake Or Real	Rhyme	self,vanity,
The Things As Yet To Be	Narrative	love,
To Jan Allison About Our True Real Self	Couplet	inspirational,sad,
Low Cost Airline	Limerick	fun,
Cas Tim Jan and Me	Rhyme	humor,humorous,
Drenched In One Another	Free verse	romance,romantic,
The Rush	Haiku	first love,
Farewell At the Falls	Quatrain	leaving,lost love,
Are You Alone	Couplet	loneliness,
It's Only Time	Couplet	age,devotion,emotions,tee
I Dreamt of You Last Night	Quatrain	dream,love,
A Broken Heart Away	Free verse	love,
Kind of Thought	Couplet	appreciation,humorous,
A Romantic Dream	Narrative	romantic,
The Story of You	Narrative	romance,
Yesterday and Today	Rhyme	emotions,introspection,
Every Time I Have You Close- Triolet Sonnet	Triolet	beautiful,love,
Spring	Haiku	flower,nature,seasons,daf
Mother's Highlights	Free verse	beautiful,beauty,love,mot
A New Love Found	Free verse	inspirational,
In Need of a Banquet	Iambic Pentameter	recovery from,relationshi
My Best Ever Love Poem	Verse	love,
Around the Corner	Free verse	introspection,mother,
Poor Man Rich Man	Free verse	heart,identity,
Jan	Narrative	dedication,love,
I Need To Feel	Free verse	angst,emotions,
- The Glory Of Love -	Free verse	feelings,love,
Tree Rape	Free verse	autumn,change,nature,
Romance	Rhyme	romance,
Dancing Once Again With Words	Verse	love,
Her Name Is Jan	Rhyme	marriage,memory,missing,m
Gifts From the Tide	Free verse	nature,ocean,sea,
Friendship	Rhyme	friendship,love,
Paradise In My Mind	Rhyme	dream,freedom,imagination
If You Can	Free verse	nature,planet,
How Poetry Began	Quatrain	nature,poetry,
Dirty Socks	Rhyme	family,
Coverup	Rhyme	feelings,nature,
Friendships	Rhyme	friend,friendship,love,
Ever-Bright Eyes	Quatrain	deep,feelings,heart,how i
The Scent of Your Soul	Free verse	absence,feelings,
The Breadth of My Love	Free verse	love,planet,romance,roman
Beauty Inside	Quatrain	beauty,
Cupid's Arrows	Free verse	love,romance,
Pretty Poet	Free verse	angel,how i feel,mentor,p
It's Love, Pure Love	Quatrain	love,
The Devil Is In This Tale	Free verse	heart,heaven,i love you,
Organic Ecstasy	Free verse	nature,planet,
Maybe the Last Letter To My Beloved	Free verse	conflict,love,
Moment In Time	Free verse	love,
Your Smile Sends Me	Ekphrasis	art,
John Lennon	Narrative	music,
Breast Cancer Awareness-By Casarah Nance	Acrostic	cancer,
Faith, Hope and Love	Tanka	life,
Embers	Rhyme	bereavement,feelings,marr
Haiku 74 - Haiku 75- About a Bookmark	Haiku	absence,
If I Could	Free verse	giving,
A Message From Emilly	Ballad	age,daughter,death of a f
A Winter Day	Rhyme	christmas,
For One Pass of Your Breath	Free verse	lost love,love,love hurts
A Getaway To Ancient Venice	Prose	love,passion,
Lost In a World of Poetry	Sonnet	how i feel,poetry,
Poor Peter Pumpkin	Couplet	fantasy,funny,holiday,
Rainbow In My World Today	Rhyme	color,love,rainbow,
Limerick 3	Limerick	funny,
Daydream	Alliteration	beautiful,dream,flower,
A Jan Allison Inspired Poem	Narrative	happiness,life,
When I Am Gone	Epigram	inspirational,mystery,
Love Is a Fragile Thing - For Jan Allison	Rhyme	love,soulmate,
Lost	Dizain	death,heaven,loss,relatio
Jan Allison's - Fun Pyramid Cruise	Free verse	adventure,boat,celebratio