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

Svetlana Beriosova and Rudolf Nureyev

Posted on July 18, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

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 →

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Boadicea – from Book 21 of The Runiad

Posted on July 17, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

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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“The One Less Travelled by…”

Posted on July 16, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal
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Shorter Poems 1969-2022

Posted on July 14, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

I have set up my Shorter Poems as a Heyzine Link. Click on the link to read.

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Aristotle Versus Ad Reinhardt

Posted on July 11, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

I was very pleased to have this review published in the brilliant magazine Critique d’Art 64 – with a translation into French 64 | Printemps/été : CRITIQUE D’ART 64 Articles –https://journals.openedition.org/critiquedart/122227 The above is a link that will disappear in a few months time. … Continue reading →

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Srebenica, atrocity or false flag?

Posted on July 11, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

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 →

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Intermezzo

Posted on July 9, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

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 →

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Charybdis

Posted on July 5, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

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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More on Victor Hugo

Posted on July 4, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

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 →

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Posted on June 28, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal
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