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Incoming Gale Hum of Bees Barges on the River Lee Victoria Embankment Gardens Villa in Rio Western Rock Nuthatch on Tholos in Delphi
Svetlana Beriosova and Rudolf Nureyev
Two dancers I adored when I was at the Royal Ballet School, back in the Sixties. Horrid little bow though. I was once in the wings at Covent Garden, watching Nureyev in Swan Lake. At one point, he has to … Continue reading
Boadicea – from Book 21 of The Runiad
x (As Nero fiddled and the city burned) the empire was horribly smitten: Eighty thousand Romans and their proxies died in Britain. The island could have been lost for good. Moreover, all this ruin Was brought upon us by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Howell, Boadicea, epic, poetry, The Runiad
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Shorter Poems 1969-2022
I have set up my Shorter Poems as a Heyzine Link. Click on the link to read.
Srebenica, atrocity or false flag?
Well, as for Srebenica, that Ursula von der Liar is begging us to remember, I don’t buy it. Let’s remember a few other events. The bombing of the Serbian broadcasting house, exterminating all Serb journalists. The expected prisoner exchange, when … Continue reading
Intermezzo
Intermezzo TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Nini Patte-en-l’Air (Casino de Paris’) x The gold Casino’s Spring parterre Flowers with the Spring, this golden week; Glady, Toloche, Valtesse, are there; But all eyes turn as one to seek The drawers … Continue reading
Charybdis
x Bayesian, the name of that yacht. Elementary, my dear Wat! Scilla and Charybdis frequent the strait at Messina. Water-spouts round Sicily are nothing new, it seems to me. Another old dilemma has still to be resolved in the wake … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Howell, Bayesian, Charybdis, epic poetry, Runiad
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More on Victor Hugo
I am fascinated by the art of Victor Hugo, recently seen at the RA. Here is a link to my essay on his work and that of Alexander Cozens. Modern Art is Over: Embrace Deep Art There is also an … Continue reading