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

The New York Beard Tax and Other Strange Beard Facts!

Posted on December 3, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

Originally posted on Dr Alun Withey:
It’s ‘Decembeard’ and time to get the beard growing to raise money for research into bowel cancer. It’s a fantastic cause and, in its honour, here are some beardy sidenotes from history to get…

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Marianne Faithfull

Posted on December 1, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

This was posted in November 2014. Hearing the sad news yesterday, I am now reposting it with links to my Fortnightly Review essay and the song I wrote for her. ****** As I am going to hear Marianne give a … Continue reading →

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Testosterone and Art

Posted on November 29, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

A very interesting article published on her blog by Nathalia J Calderon. It’s about testosterone levels and art – not sure I quite agree about the conclusion! http://nathaliajcalderon.wordpress.com//?s=testosterone&search=Go  

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The F. T. Prince Memorial Reading 2012

Posted on November 22, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

  Tim Dooley, John Haynes, Lee Harwood, Todd Swift, Anthony Howell, John Hall, Tom Raworth and Peter Robinson all read a poem of F.T. Prince’s and one of their own at The F.T.Prince Memorial Symposium September 2012. Prince reads his … Continue reading →

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Horns of Moses and Enkidu

Posted on November 18, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

Moses has horns and so does Enkidu, in the epic of Gilgamesh. Enkidu was a wild man, he lived in the wilderness, and Moses spent 40 years in the wilderness. Like Moses, Enkidu came in from the cold, he came … Continue reading →

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Dreadful as the Abortions of an Angel

Posted on November 9, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click on the image to find the essay! Grey Suit Editions re-published THE CROSS OF CARL by Walter Owen in Spring 2021.

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A reading from SILENT HIGHWAY at the launch.

Posted on November 5, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

SILENT HIGHWAY was launched at Doggett’s Coat & Badge on Blackfriars Bridge on 28 October 2014.  Click on the image for the reading I did in the Terrace Bar, overlooking the dark waters underneath the bridge, where Calvi was found … Continue reading →

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Silent Highway at The Fortnightly Review

Posted on October 5, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click the image to see the post on the Fortnightly Review. 2nd edition with a few crucial changes to the text available at Carcanet  

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Silent Highway

Posted on October 3, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

A poem about the Thames by Anthony Howell, published Autumn 2014 by Anvil Press Poetry – now available from Carcanet. Featuring Rutger Hauer as a sinister golf-loving cardinal, there’s an interesting film The Bankers of God  which goes deep into the … Continue reading →

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Caprice

Posted on September 20, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

There was an old man who said, ‘Hush! I perceive a young bird in this bush! When they said – ‘Is it small?’ He replied – ‘Not at all! It is four times as big as the bush!’   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(Edward … Continue reading →

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