Get Your Premium Membership
Jan Allison
(Click for Poet Info...)

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

COLLABORATION CONTEST FINALLY JUDGED

Blog Posted by Jan Allison: 11/15/2017 9:32:00 AM

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE. IT HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT TASK TO JUDGE THIS CONTEST AND IT WILL BE MY LAST CONTEST FOR THE FORSEEABLE FUTURE.

WITH HINDSIGHT I SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR A SET FORM AS I AM NOT WELL VERSED ENOUGH TO JUDGE EVERY STYLE AND IN THE END I ENLISTED THE HELP OF A VERY GIFTED POET WHO IS NOT ON POETRY SOUP

I HAD SOME EXCELLENT POEMS BUT SADLY THE RULES OF MINIMUM OF 2 STANZAS EACH, NO NAMES AND BOTH POETS TO SUBMIT TO THE CONTEST WERE NOT FOLLOWED AND THEY WERE AWARDED HM. I MADE ONE EXCEPTION AND THAT WAS THE POPPIES POEM WHICH WAS ON MY ORIGINAL  PRINTED LIST WITH 2 PEOPLE ENTERING, BUT SADLY MYSTIC ROSE HAS DELETED HER ACCOUNT AND THE POEM DISAPPEARED FROM THE FINAL JUDGING PAGE. NOW THE CONTEST IS FINALISED PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ALTER THE TITLE AND ADD THE NAME OF THE PERSON YOU COLLABORATED WITH

 

 

 

MANY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Please Login to post a comment

Please stay on topic with your comments. Off topics comments may be removed. Thanks.



Characters Remaining:
Type the characters you see
CAPTCHA
Change the CAPTCHA codeSpeak the CAPTCHA code
 

Date: 11/19/2017 6:13:00 AM
Hi Jan, thank you for your patient judging, me and Laura Loo had great fun collaborating, thank you very much for our placement:)
Login to Reply
Date: 11/16/2017 2:59:00 AM
Jan, myself and James Inman are over the moon with our fine placement. I can imagine this type of contest would be quite difficult to judge. So thank you so much for the contest and just look at the beautiful poems created. Perhaps do contests on forms you know well and I know you KNOW many as your poetry can go from funny to heartbreaking.
Login to Reply
Allison Avatar
Jan Allison
Date: 11/17/2017 9:50:00 PM
I won't be doing any more contests this year, and not even a request for a limerick contest has tempted me to run another contest - I'll leave it to others for the time being:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 11/15/2017 8:53:00 PM
Awesome contest, Jan, thank you for Probir and my placement.... I am totally happy with my HM.. and I am glad you liked it.. Congratulations to all the winners.. Hugs Eve ~`*
Login to Reply
Allison Avatar
Jan Allison
Date: 11/16/2017 4:24:00 AM
When I saw the winner's lists I was so sad to see your writing partner hadn't entered. I'm delighted to see you've added his name to the title:-) hugs jan xx
Date: 11/15/2017 3:00:00 PM
FINALLY is for sure. hahaha. Thanks for the contest, Jan. Jenny was right there so I could encourage her and I think her part in the collaboration turned out better than mine! I hope you might do at least some limerick contests in the future. Or footles!! Come on, Jan! I might even do a contest myself again. I get an extra long Xmas break this year. Maybe I could handle it!!
Login to Reply
Allison Avatar
Jan Allison
Date: 11/16/2017 4:26:00 AM
as for finally ... there was a contest soup sponsored (I think it was an audio one) and never finalised so I'm not that bad lol
Allison Avatar
Jan Allison
Date: 11/16/2017 4:23:00 AM
I've been asked to do a limerick contest and a follow up collaboration contest (never again lol) but I won't be sponsoring any more contests this year. You need to get Jennifer to pick up her pen and write with you again! Hugs jan xx
Date: 11/15/2017 10:09:00 AM
Thank you so very much for honoring the sonnet written by Winged Warrior and me. My regards to the poet who helped you with the judging of many fine poems. Jan, I think it's wonderful that you awarded Dale his rightful place in the standings because it wasn't his fault that his partner's poem was no longer available. Hugs and a big "THANKS"
Login to Reply
Allison Avatar
Jan Allison
Date: 11/15/2017 10:13:00 AM
My pleasure Lin I regret taking so long in judging the contest. I've not had chance to have a proper look at the winner's list but will congratulate everyone when I have time:-) hugs jan xx

Previous Blogs

 
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 Photos


photo

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry