Category Archives: Essays

Reviews of Poets and other Articles in The Fortnightly Review

Posted on July 31, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

  Here is a link to Against Pound– a brief new essay in the Fortnightly. And here is an earlier review of several poets published back in November 2013 in The Fortnightly Review It featured four poets: Kathryn Maris, Jackie … Continue reading →

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George Pitts and the Longer Line in Poetry

Posted on July 4, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

This page is a link to my essay on the longer line, and it is also a homage to the brilliant poet George Pitts, who died sadly in 2015. John Ashbery was a great admirer of George’s work and introduced … Continue reading →

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The Prose Poem – What the hell is it?

Posted on April 2, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

My article on the Prose Poem is now published by the Fortnightly Review.  Here is the link: The Prose Poem – What the Hell is it? Also click this link for a review of Ian Seed. And click on Simon … Continue reading →

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LINKS TO NEW POEMS, ESSAYS AND REVIEWS

Posted on March 22, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

(This post last updated 15 March 2026) Review of Melissa McCarthy’s Photo, Phyto, Proto, Nitro published in The Fortnightly Review Ten Poems from Shorter Poems 1969-2022 published in The High Window. A Review of Autumn, plus an interview in CHAINLINK … Continue reading →

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The Mastery of the Suicide Bomber

Posted on December 30, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

My article on Suicide Bombers can be found here: The Fortnightly Review This essay, written in 2015, concerns the accurate perception that a drone killing is essentially a cowardly act, and will be perceived as such by supporters of its … Continue reading →

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A PAEAN TO THE PIONEER OF THE MADRIGAL

Posted on November 16, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is the link to my essay in the Fortnightly Review: A Paean to the Pioneer of the Madrigal

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Verse from the Desert Country

Posted on October 27, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Very pleased that the Journal of Poetics Research has republished this essay, which first came out in PN Review: The link is here:   Verse from the Desert Country They have also published with it “The Age of the Street” – … Continue reading →

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IN THE LAND OF THE CENTAURS

Posted on October 4, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

I just watched Mama Mia At the end of this post is a version from the short lyrics of the Greek anthology of Philodemus – whose poem I translated on the beach where Mama Mia was filmed. Watching the movie … Continue reading →

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THE DEHUMANIZATION OF ART (1925) Jose Ortega y Gasset

Posted on September 15, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

This essay has been a major influence on my work and my thought.  I read it in my twenties, and still value it greatly.  Ortega has always been appreciated by US intellectuals, but is hardly ever cited by writers on art and … Continue reading →

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THE USE OF POETRY – A Lecture by Basil Bunting

Posted on September 9, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

drawing of Basil Bunting by Erin O’Brien Back in 1985, I found this Lecture in Writing Magazine 12, published in Vancouver BC.  It made a big impression then and it still does – take on board his usage and turns … Continue reading →

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