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

A PAEAN TO THE PIONEER OF THE MADRIGAL

Posted on November 16, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is the link to my essay in the Fortnightly Review: A Paean to the Pioneer of the Madrigal

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Verse from the Desert Country

Posted on October 27, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Very pleased that the Journal of Poetics Research has republished this essay, which first came out in PN Review: The link is here:   Verse from the Desert Country They have also published with it “The Age of the Street” – … Continue reading →

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Stewart Lee: “The most controversial thing you can do is be sincere in a world of irony.”

Posted on October 21, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

So pleased to be mentioned here!  Stewart has been enthusiastic before and it is wonderful that he continues to be so encouraging.  Please click on the link below for an article by him that mentions my work. Stewart Lee His original … Continue reading →

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IN THE LAND OF THE CENTAURS

Posted on October 4, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

I just watched Mama Mia At the end of this post is a version from the short lyrics of the Greek anthology of Philodemus – whose poem I translated on the beach where Mama Mia was filmed. Watching the movie … Continue reading →

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THE POETRY BOOK FAIR

Posted on October 3, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is the link to my piece about The Poetry Book Fair in The Fortnightly Review – and why I came home broke! http://t.co/FwZNBhrhdp

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This essay is a homage to Adolfo Bioy Casares and also refers to other writers I enjoy.

Posted on October 2, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

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The Invention of Morel and its Context In his 1940 prologue to this celebrated novella by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Jorge Luis Borges exalts adventure stories and “works of reasoned imagination” –from G. K. Chesterton to Kafka…

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L’ORIGINE

Posted on September 23, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Why do you allow it to dominate the brain, This feeling things have come to roost, right here and now? Like a writer out of style, steep yourself in porno, Morbidly refining what hardly seems worthwhile; The sad sperm swimming through … Continue reading →

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THE DEHUMANIZATION OF ART (1925) Jose Ortega y Gasset

Posted on September 15, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

This essay has been a major influence on my work and my thought.  I read it in my twenties, and still value it greatly.  Ortega has always been appreciated by US intellectuals, but is hardly ever cited by writers on art and … Continue reading →

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THE USE OF POETRY – A Lecture by Basil Bunting

Posted on September 9, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

drawing of Basil Bunting by Erin O’Brien Back in 1985, I found this Lecture in Writing Magazine 12, published in Vancouver BC.  It made a big impression then and it still does – take on board his usage and turns … Continue reading →

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THE ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE ART

Posted on September 2, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is a Link to my book The Analysis of Performance Art and here is a link to a performance archive of the 1970s that I am featured on. There is also a site for The Theatre of Mistakes. Glimpses … Continue reading →

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