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Anthony Howell and his Disenchanted Sow
Anthony Howell and his Disenchanted Sow They do say never wrestle with a pig, you both get filthy. So, instead, strip naked on a busy Belfast street, assume the crouch of a submissive mate – porcine-cubic, promising – to … Continue reading
Posted in Performance Art, Poetry
Tagged Anthony Howell, Fix Festival Belfast, Keith Hutson, Live art, Performance Art, Performance Art Archive, pigs
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In Defence of Obscenity
Interesting post here In Defense of Obscenity
Posted in Essays, Poetry
Tagged art, Catullus, erotic art, obscenity, Roman porn poetry
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Runaway Handicap
RUNAWAY HANDICAP Considering a runaway selection, If poetry can generate affection, Surely plumes of paradise entitle Me to a mate intent upon requital? My handicap’s an eloquence provoking Offended neo-liberal fits of choking, But when this stirs the … Continue reading
Shadows and Vegetation
The Crown Prince gets preferential treatment In the Hanoi Hilton. Hear the songbird sing Of kind handling by the people he has injured From the air. What will the rear admiral think though, Should his son accept that offer of … Continue reading
Heron of Hawthornden
HERON OF HAWTHORNDEN – a chap-book of dizains by Anthony Howell celebrating his residency at the castle in the Autumn of 2017. Illustrations by the author. Limited edition from Grey Suit Editions, UK. 20th November x Our very first breakfast. … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Drummond of Hawthornden, Hawthornden, literature, poetry
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Semper Occultus
Sergei Skripal turns out to have been Christopher Steele’s associate. During the presidential elections, They had worked together on a dossier Laced with detrimental footage Russian operatives allegedly Had to dish on Donald Trump. Steele was MI6. An adept … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Steele, Cloak and dagger fairy tales., Sergei Skripal
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POETRY READINGS TO CELEBRATE GREY SUIT EDITIONS – Poetry at the Room – Oct 11.
Wonderful evening. Thanks to all who came. POETRY At The Room Thursday 11 October 2018 – at 7.30 at The Room, 33 Holcombe Road, Tottenham Hale, London N17 9AS 7.30 pm. Special GREY SUIT launch addition – for Dialysis Days by Hugo … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Jenkins, Anthony Howell, Donald Gardner, Eugene Richie, Fawzi Karim, Glyn Maxwell, Graham Buchan, Grey Suit Editions, Hugo Williams, Jacqueline Saphra, Kerry-Lee Powell, Martyn Crucefix, Nandita Ghose, Poetry at the Room, Poetry in North London, Poetry Launch, Roseanne Wasserman, Sequences
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The Melancholy of Making Poetry
Poetry is perhaps the most difficult of arts because the easiest to set about – you don’t need a chisel or a canvas or an instrument or a studio. Writing is eminently convenient. But melancholy derives from the need of … Continue reading
Two Poems by Penny Boxall
I posted this when I got back from Hawthornden in the winter of 2017, where I spent a month writing and painting watercolours. And here are two poems by Penny – who was also a fellow, one for Jean Findlay … Continue reading
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Tagged bagpipes, Hawthornden, Hawthornden Fellowship, Penny Boxall, poetry
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SONNETS FOR ALL TASTES
Lady Mary Wroth – one of our first sonneteers. Here is a link to my essay on Sonnets. It is published by the Fortnightly Review. See also the Corona What went on – in Rosanne Wasserman’s No Archive on Earth which … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Poetry
Tagged corona, Jacqueline Saphra, Keith Hutson, Lady Mary Wroth, Lee Miller, poetry, Rosanne Wasserman, Sir Philip Sidney, Sonnets
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