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

Two Families of Rats

Posted on March 26, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

Sonnet VII, from Immoral Sonnets, published in Sonnets, 1999, Grey Suit Editions x Two families of rats were placed inside Some rooms which set a limit to their space. Adequately housed, they multiplied; Indeed, their population grew apace. Next, overcrowding caused them to decide … Continue reading →

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“Children’s shoes have far to go.”

Posted on March 23, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.” Boyd K. Packer Watch Jack Chapple. x CHILDREN’S SHOES x Have far to go, And the road stretches Ahead of them All the way to infinity. x Romper … Continue reading →

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Theatre Reviews

Posted on March 20, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

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Here is a review in the Fortnightly of Christopher Reid’s Love, Loss and Chianti. 20 March 2020 – subject to postponement. Worth seeing when it returns. XXXXXXXX Here is my review of two intriguing plays in…

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Trippin

Posted on March 18, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click the link to watch Trippin This is a dance video set in the wonderful communist monuments of what was Yugoslavia. These were often erected to commemorate resistance against the Nazis. The photographer Xiao-Yang took got some amazing images out … Continue reading →

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The Antonine Plague

Posted on March 16, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

At first it was simply a mild irritation At his slightly buck-toothed expression. He carried on, convincingly enough, But then there was his lisp, you hardly heard it At first, but gradually it became unmissable: THs as Fs. It was … Continue reading →

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Is There a Third Way?

Posted on March 11, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

A few months ago, as a joke, I suggested the start of The London Party, but I have been watching the astute Kim Iverson discuss a coalition of right-wing libertarian and socialist factions in US politics. Recently for instance, Ron … Continue reading →

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Tree Poetry at the Room April 1, 2020

Posted on March 2, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

Poetry at the Room I am afraid this event is now postponed. TREE POETRY –  A COMMEMORATION EVENING FOR WANGARI MAATHAI Nobel Peace Laureate and founder of The Green Belt Movement Sponsored by Tottenham Trees with Kenyans in Diaspora. Entry … Continue reading →

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Heron of Hawthornden

Posted on February 3, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

Heron of Hawthornden is published – now as a Grey Suit Editions UK special illustrated chap-book. I wrote two dizains a day for the length of my 2017 residency in the castle. The sequence is accompanied by my own water-colours. Click … Continue reading →

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Tango at the Room – Improvers/advanced class and Practica

Posted on January 21, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

REGULAR SUNDAY CLASS AND PRACTICA – Class resumes September 2022. 11 am – 2.30 pm (warm-up from 10.30pm) One and a half hour Tango Class followed by one and a half hour Practica, guided by Anthony Howell, at The Room, … Continue reading →

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At Seventeen – (Feels like it feels approaching seventy)

Posted on January 14, 2020 by anthonyhowelljournal

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Lovely song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUz2TNMvL0 ?

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