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

Homage to the Horses of Saint Petersburg 1998

Posted on January 28, 2019 by anthonyhowelljournal

A performance by Anthony Howell in 1998. Homage to the Horses of Saint Petersburg This performance can also be found at vimeo And it can also be found on this page Readings and Performances on my website – which also … Continue reading →

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Active Circles in Australia – a rain dance 1982

Posted on January 28, 2019 by anthonyhowelljournal

A piece by the Theatre of Mistakes performed in Australia. “In the long, hot summer of 1977 we did perform it on Hartley Wintney village-green, which has a sizeable cricket-pitch, as a dance to bring down the rain – or … Continue reading →

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Variations on Pygmalion

Posted on January 25, 2019 by anthonyhowelljournal

Jean-Léon Gérôme   THE METAMORPHOSIS OF PIGMALION’S IMAGE 1. Pigmalion, whose high love-hating mind Disdain’d to yield servile affection, Or amorous suit to any woman-kind, Knowing their wants, and men’s perfection. Yet Love at length forc’d him to know his … Continue reading →

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Incomprehensible Lesson – Poems by Fawzi Karim – English Versions by Anthony Howell

Posted on January 24, 2019 by anthonyhowelljournal

I was honoured to be included on the 2019 shortlist for the Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation  for my versions of Incomprehensible Lesson by Fawzi Karim. I feel that Fawzi would have been pleased about this as well. My … Continue reading →

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POETRY AT THE ROOM

Posted on January 15, 2019 by anthonyhowelljournal

Sorry, guys! Poetry at the Room is still closed. Will post any new events in due course – Events are at 33 Holcombe Road, Tottenham Hale, London N17 9AS our very last was: Tuesday 9th July 2019 at 7.30 pm … Continue reading →

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The Forbidden Rose

Posted on January 4, 2019 by anthonyhowelljournal

Honoured to have my poem set to music and sung so sweetly. I find it plays better on Youtube at 480 p. Battista Pradal (1964) The Forbidden Rose, for Tenor and Cello. Poem by Anthony Howell. Alessandro Cortello, tenor Riccardo … Continue reading →

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A CHAPERONE

Posted on December 23, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

The monkeys are in among the mangoes. As for the lovely one, she is emerging from Under the trees, the trees laden with mangoes And monkeys.  She’s ambling out of the grove   Bearing the nail marks left by the … Continue reading →

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THE BOBOS OF MACRON

Posted on December 17, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

  The Bobos never man the barricades or burn the town. They’re unimpressed by crowds that weaken one’s identity. The very verb ‘to man’ offends their feminist vocabulary. What matters more, to them, is ridding us of fossil fuels, Wicked … Continue reading →

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THE MORTUARY OF ART

Posted on December 17, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

  To wander through this mortuary of art Underneath a flyover at Clignancourt Is sad not solemn – unlike Père Lachaise – For this is where the unmemorable makes its unsung exit.   Bland landscapes on hardboard, lifeless drawings From … Continue reading →

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Statius: Silvae

Posted on November 22, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

STATIUS: SILVAE Sleep, Silence’ child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince, whose approach peace to all mortals brings, Indifferent host to shepherds and to kings, Sole comforter of minds with grief opprest; Lo, by thy charming rod all breathing things … Continue reading →

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