Category Archives: Poetry

Purgatory

Posted on June 8, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

In Dante’s Comedy, each punishment is a contrapasso, a symbolic instance of poetic justice, and Purgatory seemed an appropriate place to be, last winter. So here, in the Fortnightly Review are my thoughts about reading Purgatory.

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My Father

Posted on May 17, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

Aley Howell 1919-1945 x FATHER In memoriam Aley Howell My father who died at child-birth           far from his son. Now I run out of words and climb the forests to lament him:           here, he is precious, is air-currents, … Continue reading →

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Iliassa Sequin: Collected Complete Poems

Posted on April 1, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

Iliassa Sequin’s unique way of writing is at last available in a publication from Grey Suit Editions More details about her work and her life here Now available on Amazon and on Abebooks.

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Less than a Day from April

Posted on March 31, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

BALLAD Less than a day from April, The wax white, compact Hyacinth is up. And petals in a sky x Trailing a fringe of drizzle, Cling to the gusty almond. Daffodil clumps are swept Like weed combed by a brook. … Continue reading →

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The Sarah Maguire Prize Announcement on Zoom

Posted on March 23, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

The Poetry Translation Centre invites you to attend the announcement of the winner of the Sarah Maguire Prize for Poetry in Translation.Incomprehensible Lesson by Fawzi Karim, translated by Anthony Howell is among the five books short-listed.​Join the shortlisted poets, translators and publishers live on Zoom for … Continue reading →

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Grey Suit Editions – two new publications!

Posted on March 22, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

There are two new publications by Grey Suit Editions UK. Collected Complete Poems by Iliassa Sequin and The Cross of Carl by Walter Owen. Thanks to Peter Jay, Ken Sequin, Peter Gizzi, Catherine Somers and everyone who has contributed expertise … Continue reading →

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Three Poems (now with recordings) at the Fortnightly

Posted on March 10, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

These three poems published by The Fortnightly Review are now accompanied by very good sound recordings. Further recordings can be found here where a link can be found to my poems on the National Poetry Archive. A favourite recording of … Continue reading →

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A Reading of Poets short-listed for the Sarah Maguire Prize

Posted on March 4, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click this link for the STANZA translation event, which is a reading open to view online on Monday eighth of March. I shall be reading at this event. My versions of Incomprehensible Lesson by Fawzi Karim (published by Carcanet) are … Continue reading →

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New England and the Maritimes

Posted on February 11, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

Very happy with these poems now published in The High Window Can’t resist adding a link to Woody Allen.

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A response to a tweet

Posted on January 30, 2021 by anthonyhowelljournal

I know I’m a fan of one word poem titles & it’s not for everyone, but there really are…a lot…of poems with titles like “Six Years After My Husband Left Me, My Daughter Comes Home From School & Asks Me … Continue reading →

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