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"Its been a long time...life has been very busy but I am still writing and now performing at open mic nights which has been a great experience...thankyou for publishing my poem here, since then I had something published for heartbeats enzine, 4 poems about Liverpool, a few others soon to be published in various other enzines and I will be featured in the citizen 32 mag issue of race...so I wanted to thankyou for encouraging me to pursue more, as I don't believe I wouldn't have come this far without your help..." Maria S, Feb 2008

"..let me commend you all on the excellence of the work that you are doing in bringing together writers who would most probably go unheard.."  Dabinder Singh Basra, Jan 08

"Hi liked your site, wondered how to submit youtube poems?  that is of course my work is suitable for your site.
peace and oneness to you and yours"  Dreadlockalien, Nov 2007

"I am contacting you having visited your website, which I found most interesting.
I am an aspiring writer... I wondered if there were opportunites for contributing to your website?" Charlene, Nov 2007

"Cool site..." Sally Kraus, August 2007

"I am new to this site but wanted to say how great the site is and I loved the featured poem 'JustMe', thought it was sad, powerful and so true, i identified with those feelings." Maria G. June 07

"I'm probably not saying anything new, but, it is damned hard and frustrating getting something published.
Like all writers of short stories and novels I do believe that I have something to say' that people will want to hear and read, but why is it so damned hard. Harder still if you are black and 'not' in the literary field.
It almost seems that to be unpublished is like being a werewolf, people only prick up their ears if you howl loudly at the moon, then mock you because you are howling at the moon.
I'm seriously considering self publishing, but do not have the time between earning a living for my family...being on the road selling my wares.

It is best to have an agent who can do a lot of this for you, but they are thin on the ground.
British agents appear stuffy and fussy (yes I can understand why) but that does me and others no good.
American agents appear to be more grounded, but should I have to go to America to try to sell an idea of Britishness?
Yes, therefore my words are unheard apart from a chosen few who have read my manuscript and thought it very good...
I've searched the internet, asked others, written to agents and publishers alike, but nothing comes back, not even feedback (oh yes, Penguin liked it many moons ago but weren't ready to publish my idea). So it's many years of strain to go with the inordinate time taken to get the idea into print.
Where can you go to at least have an honest opinion and a chance?" - A. L James, Apr 07

"Thanks to word of mouth, or should I say link of email, was given your website to view..."  Debbie Stevens, Apr 07

"I love this website. You have some really talented people expressing their thoughts and imaginations."  Marilyn Smollett, Apr 07
"Thanks for selecting my poem. 'Colour Run' truly inspired me. I wrote the poem specifically for the art-piece. I am a published poet and lately i've been pretty blocked, so writing this poem helped me break through a bit. I am African-American, and it feels so good to be in touch with what other people of colour are feeling, thinking and creating in the UK. So, many thanks for "unheard words" and the opportunity to become inspired. It's long been a dream of mine to lend my verse to a chapbook of poems inspired by various works of art. Keep up the good and brave work, and I'll keep reading."  Kamaria Muntu, Feb 2007

"I wanted to thank you for your encouragement with my writing. I have had a poem published online at poetry.com and was entered in their International competition. I made the semi-finals and the poem 'Senseless' will be published in 'Immortal Verses'.
I also entered a national competition in the UK and once again made the semi-final with 'A Teacher's Woe'. I not only made it for the publication of winning entries but also was asked for submissions for another book, one of which, 'My Magic Chair' was accepted.
I have dragged my brother along with me and his success has been equal to mine.
Keep up the good work and I would like to submit more works for your site." allison douglas, Oct 2006. Poem by Allison, extreme sport

"Hi,  I popped in after what seems like years and the site is really taking off. I love the artwork with the poetry and the writing is fantastic. Keep up the good work!!"  Rose, Oct 2006

"Hi,  thank you for the inspiring words on your website, I have read so many publisher websites and am not inspired." helen crawford, Sept 2006

Why I wrote 'Seasons of My Time'
"[After a number of downward turns in my life] (divorce, health, mental state and finances), I found myself at a crossroads, not knowing which way to go. Looking back at my life, trying to work out how it all went wrong someone likened life to seasons of the year. It started me thinking and at that point in time I couldn't work out which season I was in!! Was it the end of summer or the end of autumn or was I passing into winter? I just couldn't work it out and all I knew was that I was at a crossroads. It was all very confusing at the time." Gordon Hamilton, Sept 2006

"I am not a writer, it’s just that I write what I feel. Can I smile? I am smiling. Have a nice day!" Ms Suman, July 2006

"...i like this website too it is very appealing and seems to have a good number of people who write on here, i was wondering is there anyway to post your own feedback to someone elses writing and they to mine, and if not that would be something worth manifesting..." its sean, Mar 2006

"I am so glad you liked my poem
'The Market'. The layout is great.

The inspiration came from my grandmother and it was through her and what she taught me in life, that I can write like this. I have so many, feelings and thoughts and everyday, I think, sleep and eat writing." Marcia Calame, Feb 2006 cont...

"I owe alot to the way in which I was brought up. I owe alot to my Grandmother and my mother, who made sure I never forgot where I came from or where I was going to. I do hope I have widen a few eyes, of those who love poetry. All my poems are lighthearted, full of thought but always cling to the truth." Marcia Calame, Feb 2006

"Urban Fiction means reading about stuff that has happened to my self and a lot of African-Americans growing up. Things that we try to forget. I don't read it. I much rather read something that makes me laugh and smile." Nubianpoet, Nov 2005

"You must replace [old] habits to witness effective change."
© Nina L. Berry, Nov 2005

"I found your site complicated and had to look at it several times, each time noticing other stuff. I had been looking for a 'centre' and there doesn't seem to be one - a way of pinning you down, which is a strange thing to say, since I'm always interested in the 'nothingness of identity'. Still..." Isabel Adonis, Aug 2005 Meetingpool

"I, too, am rather new to the writing game. However, I am often asked what motivates me to write. I tell people of colour in particular that if we don't write our stories, who will?
More importantly, who better to tell our stories than us?
Often I will walk into a mainstream book store...and there are a couple of shelves featuring "African American" literature...and it can be disheartening sometimes. Then, I will receive an e-mail like yours and it reminds me of the impact my work can have on others and I trudge on and continue to write."
Janet West Sellars, July 2005

"I looked at your site and I have to say I enjoyed it very much. (I saved it as a favorite. I think you have a good thing going and I am please to see someone given new talent a chance to be published on line. My hat is off to you!" Tracy Hardie, Apr 2005

"It is inspiring for writers to know that there is a place and a possibility to have their written word read. That is if they intend to share it in the present time. Not everyone is as bold about what they write.
Though two people can share the same idea, writing is derived from an individual state of mind. When you are compelled to write what is on your mind (your creation) all you can do is simply let it flow and let it go." Alfreda Darden, Apr 2005

"...I would like to say that unheardwords.com does a really wonderful job in helping creative writers discover their talents." Collinie Weeratunga, Mar 2005

'Rose' by Jowana S. Mitchell:
"I thought this was a wonderful poem and the idea of linking the opened and closed flower to the warmth of the suns rays and love was inspired. I also liked the tone of the poem and the last verse, the way the lines were chopped showed the bitterness of love that has died." - Rose La Touche, Mar 2005

"I also was inspired by street musician - it says so many things, happy and sad..."
Rose La Touche, Feb 2005

"being black is what I am not a political statement to be abused by pc thuggery and invalidate my complaints about people who don't appreciate that I am black.

Being black is what I am and I am proud that I am what I am" being black...article
Rose La Touche, Jan 2005

Re: editorial 19.11.04, "You are not being too harsh of what is expected of writers i.e. people of colour as you stated. This has been my problem. I am expected to write about racism, indentity problems, teenage pregnancy, guns or 'funny' black people etc.
Only recently I was told that readers had no interest in Caribbeans who are from fee-paying schools etc. (unless they had experienced racism or identity problems there). Readers want to read about hardship, poverty, under achievers, etc. Even with books for children (I have published a list). I have more than once been told that I do not take indentiy or racial conflict in to consideration. Which is laugh!" Petronella Breinburg, Dec 2004

"...took the time (little of it that I had) to read some of the other submissions on your site, and it made me feel all the better, knowing that I was in the company of what seems to be some very introspective and sensitive writers. Keep up the good work in exposing their works to folks like me who not only love to write, but love to read what others are writing, thinking, feeling, saying." Sanjulo, Dec 2004

"I went through your site, and it's a great idea. However, there's nothing there about you in it. Who you are, what kind of writing you are doing, what you've achieved or what you are trying to achieve, your own preferred genre of writing e.g. fiction, romance, drama, scripts. Just a bit of a bio on you. Without it, your site appears owner-less and cold, in my opinion.
I know that in Britain a lot of black people are paranoid about "bigging themselves up" in the same way as the Americans are too ready to do, but the fact is, your experiences and triumphs may well inspire someone else to either take their own wriiting more seriously, or even to share their thoughts and their writing with you. For me, one of the attractions of this site telltales.co.uk is that there are examples of the writing of the writers on the site, but a bit of personal info about them, too. In your site, you imply that we are what we write; so go on and tell us about you. Give your site a human face, and not just an info@abc.co.uk type of identity.
Just my opinion. Others may differ." Scribe, Nov 2004