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

Tango Schumann – Negative Time 2014

Anthony Howell and Lindi De Angelis perform Negative Time:  Three Movements to Classical Music 1 Eric Satie – Tres Gymnopedias No. 1, Cécile Ousset/2  Claude Debussy – D’un cahier d’esquisses, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet/3 Alexander Scriabin – Prelude Op. 16, no 1, … Continue reading →

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Silent Highway

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A poem about the Thames by Anthony Howell, published this Autumn by Anvil Press Poetry ? Paperback:96 pages  £7.66 Publisher:Anvil Press Poetry (28 October 2014) ISBN-10:085646452X ISBN-13:978-0856464522 Product Dimensions:6 x 13.8 x 0.8 cm Order here…

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Rival

  RIVAL   Whereas she’s no great burden to my bed, Her visitor should be assigned the floor. He teases, as she never ever would, With irritating tugs at the extension.   Nicely, she respects the need for exits, Leaving … Continue reading →

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My books!

Looking for a present?  Choose from the list of titles of my books on my website.  Poetry, translation, theory, novels, erotica – it’s all here! Just click on the link below. My books

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My First Book

This was the photo Alexandra Lawrence took for the back cover of my first book – Inside the Castle – published by Barrie & Rockliffe in 1969.  I would love to find the original print of this photograph, but cannot … Continue reading →

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The New York Beard Tax and Other Strange Beard Facts!

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

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

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

  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

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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