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About anthonyhowelljournal

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

ON THE NICETIES

Posted on November 27, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

I have spent the last two mornings thinking about a specific line or two of poetry. Did I choose a certain word simply because it rhymed with another? Does it matter if I did? Can the word in question be … Continue reading →

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MODERNIST MANQUÉ

Posted on November 27, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

‘And when upon your gentle breasts I lie (In due obedience to Nature’s laws) It is in truth iniquity on high That they should open out in chests of drawers… …Surrealist love! For God’s sake change your form Back to … Continue reading →

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The Picture Within the Picture

Posted on September 28, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

A Talk I think there are serious drawbacks to terms like modernism and post-modernism.  They seem too large to do much good.  They’re generalisations; and they concern time rather than some way of making art.  Modernism is like saying ‘nowism’.  … Continue reading →

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Grey Suit: Critique

Posted on September 22, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

This is a page on Face Book. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grey-Suit-Critique/414438731938538 It is a companion page to Grey Suit: Poem Stream http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grey-Suit-Poem-Stream/326838530684320 There is also Grey Suit: Performance and Film https://www.facebook.com/GreySuitPerformanceAndFilm Grey Suit also has a website

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THE NEEDLE

Posted on April 3, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

THE NEEDLE I have been practising my needle giro. I want to get it perfectly. And so I practise and practise, like a boy determined to master a trick. It’s one of the most difficult things to do; a complex … Continue reading →

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Tango Schumann’s updated website

Posted on March 21, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

Tango Schumann

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QUEENS WEST

Posted on March 19, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

Hardly one open shop remains Inside this draughty vending hall: It never gets to share the circulation Of carrier-bagged pedestrians with cash to spare. Business is so bad that the discount clothing store Closes for lunch from eleven till quarter … Continue reading →

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Kathleen Paenson ‘5 Drawings’

Posted on March 19, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

Kathleen Paenson

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Andrea Misse

Posted on January 25, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZlxP0DWmd8Y#! Andrea Misse, tango star, died tragically at the beginning of 2012. This posts my obituary for her, and one of her last fantastic performances. tango-star-andrea-misse-1976-2012

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Grey Suit: Poem Stream

Posted on January 20, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

This is a page on Facebook for poems chosen by myself, Kerry-Lee Powell and Pamela Stewart. Grey Suit: Poem Stream The page is just for poems, which may attract occasional comments. So it is a stream which may easily be … Continue reading →

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