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The Great Cheese Riot
x THE GREAT CHEESE RIOT x Boston had its Tea Party. What of the Great Cheese Riot? Was it something to keep quiet about, happening as it did In 1766 at Nottingham’s annual Goose Fair Where you were free to … Continue reading
Posted in art, Poetry, Politics
Tagged Anthony Howell, civil unrest, Great Cheese Riot, Nottingham, poetry
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The Cob
x Taller than anything built so far, the Cob gleams golden In the sun : each curved window sees to that. Rivalling Mount Everest, only its air-con ensures That anyone can breathe inside its penthouse. x Seriously, the Gherkin and … Continue reading
The Warrior
x I am not suffering, me, from post-traumatic stress disorder. There is a reason for what we do. Their wives have weaponised Their wombs. Our problem is our democracy. We call it mowing the lawn, think of it as a … Continue reading
Eloquence
ELOQUENCE x Eloquence, versed in feats of silence, Loiter where the brown river meets the sea: Shall we watch the large sunset sink again, Or note the reversals on the sound – The dolphin afloat, the ship aground? Deciding to … Continue reading
Lost in the Alps
On my 7th birthday we were in Austria and I wanted to climb a mountain. In the evening my mother and I climbed so high we couldn’t find the way down again and had to be rescued by eight guides … Continue reading
The Truth of the Tale
He can’t see the wood for trees. Trapped in a thicket, He can’t see the wood for trees. Trapped in a thicket, He can’t find the bush for the bushes. A ram Caught by the horns, he can’t turn around, … Continue reading
Cancelled in Paris
x Boy, was that a nasty experience. No joke. I got cancelled in Paris, teaching young women who were appalled that I showed performance art without a trigger warning. I was teaching 18 women, half under 30 and mainly from … Continue reading
Posted in art, Politics
Tagged art as protest, art as therapy, Cancel culture, genteel feminism, Paris performance workshop, trigger warnings
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Drawing with the Eyes Closed
I first began drawing with my eyes closed after visiting Khao Sok – in March 2023 – a large artificial lake in south Thailand, with great towers of limestone emerging from the waters. My friend and I were in a … Continue reading
Posted in art, Key Links
Tagged Anthony Howell, art, art concept, drawing with eyes closed
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