Category Archives: Poetry

Grey Suit Editions: Books for Christmas 21

Posted on November 29, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

Announcing two new titles on Grey Suit Editions Donald Gardner’s New and Selected Poems Anthony Howell’s novel – The Distance Measured in Days Available now! And all our books (Grey Suit, Theatre of Mistakes, High Window, Odd Volumes etc) are available … Continue reading →

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Torpedo Fair – an eclogue

Posted on September 24, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

An eclogue is a poem written as a dialogue between two voices. Torpedo Fair is a poem of this kind which is now published here in The Fortnightly Review. The first voice is the voice of the battlefield. The second … Continue reading →

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Herelessness

Posted on September 4, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

‘I’m not here! I’m not here! Only the sky is here, In three blends of herelessness Next to the M1: Blue, grey and in-between. x There is no me,’ says Amazon As the lanes go roaring on. ‘Rivalling the sky … Continue reading →

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The blog of Grey Suit Editions UK

Posted on September 3, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

Enjoy the blog of Grey Suit Editions UK New reviews of several of our publications, descriptions of our books, extracts and more. Grey Suit Editions began as a video magazine in the 1990s. This featured avant-garde performance art, poetry and … Continue reading →

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Governance and Polemic

Posted on August 29, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

William Burroughs once described himself as an antenna. The writing was conducted to the page by some apparatus that picked up what the air-waves carried his way. I find this notion relevant to my own practice. When I try to … Continue reading →

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LOUSY LION

Posted on August 23, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

Had I been born in Germany in 1945, Had my mum been Marie-Antoinette, Had I been trapped, champing at the bit, Pulling Pharaoh’s chariot further into the flood. Had I been a Neanderthal or a dinosaur, I might have experienced … Continue reading →

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South Dakota

Posted on August 21, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

Bikes asnort in Sturgis for these riders of the purple sage. Bikes like praying mantises. Vintage Harley Davidsons Cruising here through Rapid City, down from Portland, Maine, x To line-up tight on Main Street. Folks admire the horse-power Rearing each … Continue reading →

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Tottenham Marshes: a slideshow

Posted on July 29, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is the first draft of a new slideshow – Tottenham Marshes No titles – as it works well when it repeats. x THE RESERVOIR x Was there ever a book that was censored because It was a pack of … Continue reading →

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Luke Roberts reviews Iliassa Sequin

Posted on July 19, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click here for Luke Roberts’ review in the Fortnightly of Iliassa Sequins Collected Complete Poems There is also a review of her work on page 101 of The Alchemy Spoon – at this link https://en.calameo.com/read/006240328939df95c44c7?authid=PgLe8IRv1QEj And a new review by … Continue reading →

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Black Ink

Posted on June 29, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

A Poem on the Underground

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