Category Archives: Poetry

Art and its Dark Side – a post to revisit

Posted on October 23, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Art and its Dark Side: Introduction I am very proud of these eight lectures I gave at various art schools in the UK in the 90s. The link above takes you to the introduction – which provides links to all … Continue reading →

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Melusine

Posted on October 20, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here, there and everywhere, the deepening green Of forests: tart scent of resin in the air. These never-ending pines bring on hypnosis. Parallel lanes keep flickering to infinity. Metallic tints corrode each flaking carapace. x We go in search of … Continue reading →

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Salvatore Quasimodo – Hermetic yet eerily accurate

Posted on September 21, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

THE FALSE AND FAITHFUL GREEN x You no longer await me with a heart Mean as a clock’s. Doesn’t matter if you broach The misery or just stare it out. Hours remain, Bristly, bleak, with branches that drub Impulsively against … Continue reading →

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Grey Suit Editions: Catalogue of all Published Videos

Posted on September 11, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Grey Suit Editions was originally a magazine on VHS videotape. This was back in the nineties. Years later, the British Film Institute helped us to digitise all thirteen hours of video material – featuring performance art, poets reading, experimental film … Continue reading →

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Edward Field dies at the age of 102

Posted on September 7, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

The poet of simply describing it as it is. One of my favourite writers. x WORLD WAR 11 x It was over Target Berlin the flak shot up our plane just as we were dumping bombs on the already smoking … Continue reading →

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Metaphysical Sonnets by Arturo Nathan

Posted on August 29, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Hugely pleased that these six metaphysical sonnets by Arturo Nathan have appeared in The Fortnightly Review Intrigued to discover a metaphysical painter I had not heard about, I bought several catalogues of Arturo Nathan’s work. In one I found these … Continue reading →

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Is it Necessary to Get out of Equilibrium?

Posted on August 28, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Is it necessary to get out of equilibrium? This is a question asked, but never answered, by Daniil Kharms (1905-1942), the extraordinary Russian writer who is the master of the inconsequential. I don’t want to label him “absurd” as that would … Continue reading →

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Three Pessimistic Poems

Posted on August 22, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

GROUNDING YOUR STANCE x Thought emerges out of a blur of language. It may be Not quite a thought, or a wrong thought like the picture Which doesn’t match the pieces in your puzzle. You tug at the thought, it … Continue reading →

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Slide Shows and Videos on YouTube

Posted on August 21, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click on my YouTube Channel Link It takes you to several performance art videos and videos of the slideshows I made a few years ago – many drawn with the eyes closed. There are also slideshows which accompany readings and … Continue reading →

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Self-Portrait in a Drought

Posted on August 9, 2026 by anthonyhowelljournal

x I am a persona, I would say; a caricature by Cruikshank Of myself. Like a comedian, I’ve contrived my role. So I am not aiming for authenticity, more, exaggeration. Braggadocio. Something out of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Made … Continue reading →

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