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Poet, essayist, dancer, performance artist....

Zhong Zhiyuan – elegance in stone

The sculpture of Zhong Zhiyuan  Perhaps a trifle soft on, but there is a charismatic elegance to it nevertheless.

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Thoughts on Constitutional Monarchies

New essay in The Fortnightly Review.

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Performances in the Seventies

Here is a link to performance art from the seventies in my website archive The photo above shows the core group of the Theatre of Mistakes: Fiona Templeton, Mickey Greenall, Peter Stickland, Glenys Johnson, Miranda Payne, Anthony Howell. Some of … Continue reading

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Visitation

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Poetry of Protest

  Anthony Howell says: UPDATE – Unfortunately I have come down with a really horrible flu, so I have had to cancel my reading tonight. But please go and support the other readers on my behalf.   I am glad … Continue reading

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TIGER TOPIA – for Julian Assange

x Marry your lover too soon after your husband has passed away And you could die of tiger fright. They have these unfathomable eyes. Their lean stripes, imagine them. How they slide between Poles. Shaman-masked, marked with ancient writing. x … Continue reading

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The Swing Ceremony

As a monument, this takes some beating! An annual swinging ceremony known as Triyampavai-Tripavai was held at Giant Swings of major cities until 1935, when it was abolished for safety reasons. The Giant Swing was constructed in 1784 in front … Continue reading

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Conflict with the Eyes Closed

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A Monkey Reflects upon Eternity

x We come back as us. Call it representation. For so as to comply with time being space And space time, from one life to the next, There can be no development. We just exist again, Each our own link … Continue reading

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The Ramakien mural surrounding Bangkok’s Emerald Buddha Temple

Wat Phra Kaew is the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Wat Phra Kaew’s importance as a Buddhist temple in Thailand owes to its association with the kings of Thailand, but also because it houses the Emerald Buddha statue. This temple … Continue reading

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