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About anthonyhowelljournal

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

Of Work Spun from the Entrails

Posted on July 27, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Mark Ford, Raymond Roussel and the Republic of Dreams, Faber, £25. The russet-stemmed variables in my dictionary of French art and literature provoke ironic reflections.  Rousseau, Henri – le douanier – emblem of naivety; Rousseau, Jean Jacques – pioneer of … Continue reading →

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THE BALLAD OF MULAN

Posted on June 24, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Creak creak, and again a creak. It’s Mu-lan’s loom there, by the door. But you don’t hear its shuttle speak. You hear her sighs and nothing more. You ask her, Who is in your heart? You ask her, Who is … Continue reading →

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Beverley at Iguazu – Read by Anthony Howell

Posted on June 7, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Beverley at Iguazu This poem was first published in Dancers in Daylight, Anvil, London 2003. More poem-films and videos of performances here

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Pictures at an Exhibition – Sketch 1.

Posted on May 14, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

A lovely piece of Performance Art by Milica Vukovic relating to a picture by Mark Williams, which was shown in his  exhibition at The Room in May 2015.

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Hand Sewn Images

Posted on May 12, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Pop portraits on these lovely little works by Jenny Hart.  They include a lovely one of Marianne Faithfull.  Click on Marianne to read my piece about her.

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My Part in the Downfall of Everything

Posted on May 9, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

First published 2015, my satire. Click the image to see the post in the Fortnightly Review! The full story can be found in Go forth and Serve, Martin Rosenbluth, 1961. Library of Congress cat. no. 60-53237 The poem is now … Continue reading →

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Now up on The Poetry Archive!

Posted on April 24, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

The recordings I made of some of my poems, including “Innisfree”, are now online at the  National Poetry Archive. The Archive has more material recorded, including the whole of  “Silent Highway”.  These recordings are now available for a very modest price on … Continue reading →

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Negative Time Number 3 at The Room

Posted on April 16, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

This is the Third Movement of Negative Time. Like ‘negative space’, negative time suggests that form is created by what is missed out.  Each dance in this series misses out some usually included ingredient in the art of tango – … Continue reading →

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MARK WILLIAMS – exhibition at The Room

Posted on April 14, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

A comprehensive view of the exhibition by Mark Williams that was shown at The Room.

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Diane Arbus and Howard Nemerov

Posted on March 30, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Very interesting post about sibling rivalry in the arts of poetry and photography. Has to be said, Nemerov was no slouch when it came to poetry.  Here is one of his best. BRAINSTORM The house was shaken by a rising … Continue reading →

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