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

THE THEATRE OF MISTAKES at RAVEN ROW

Posted on June 17, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here are some lovely images from our workshops at Raven Row – Summer 2017. And here is a link to the Blog of The Theatre of Mistakes This blog carries a lot of material about the 1970s company that pioneered … Continue reading →

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THE READIES

Posted on June 8, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

It starts in tantrum’s pram; those tears for treats withheld – Unfair and inexplicable. And then there is the wonder of it all: Your pocket money tripled by that cheque from uncle – x Lack of these feeds the will … Continue reading →

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WAY BACK WHEN

Posted on May 4, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

We could all just tumble into bed together. We could make love not war, And then we couldn’t any more. Now there’s terror everywhere – and condoms. x Way back, before, you could cruise across Iran Into Afghanistan, accommodate the … Continue reading →

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Anthony Howell talks about The Theatre of Mistakes and later performance art works.

Posted on April 14, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

I have just discovered that this talk I gave at Modern Art Oxford, way back, has found its way onto Youtube. However, please click this link for The film of Homage to the Horses  as the film is shown with … Continue reading →

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Beverley at Iguazu

Posted on April 4, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click on image for my poem. More readings and performances here But scroll down to foot of the linked page to pause audio tracks before choosing what to play.

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Jane Bowles’ novel Two Serious Ladies confounds with sinister humor and dark delight

Posted on March 8, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

Originally posted on Biblioklept:
Two Women, Gwen John Here’s a short review of Jane Bowles’ only novel, Two Serious Ladies: The book is amazing, a confounding, energetic picaresque suffused with sinister humor and dark delight. I read it knowing nothing about…

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Oum El Ma Lake in the middle of the desert, Libya

Posted on March 6, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

Beautiful. I have always wanted to visit Libya.

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FROM INSIDE – my book of post-satirical poems.

Posted on February 27, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

  At last a review! Scroll down on the link here to find it. And in print, there is now one in the latest Poetry Salzburg Review – which can be found by scrolling down to the end of this … Continue reading →

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FIVE FIGURE EXERCISE – Lucinda Childs, Philip Glass, Sol LeWitt, Stuart Sherman and Robert Wilson (1979)

Posted on February 12, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

FIVE FIGURE EXERCISE – Harpers & Queen, May 1979 I reckon this is a historic document, so re-publish it here. On a still undefined boundary of modern art painter Sol LeWitt, dancer Lucinda Childs and composer Philip Glass are working … Continue reading →

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What are Perversions?

Posted on February 4, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

My essay comparing attitudes to perversion, then and now.
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