Category Archives: Poetry

Runaway Handicap

Posted on June 23, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

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 →

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Shadows and Vegetation

Posted on May 8, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

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 →

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Heron of Hawthornden

Posted on April 13, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

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 →

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Semper Occultus

Posted on April 4, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

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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POETRY READINGS TO CELEBRATE GREY SUIT EDITIONS – Poetry at the Room – Oct 11.

Posted on February 7, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

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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The Melancholy of Making Poetry

Posted on January 10, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

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 →

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Two Poems by Penny Boxall

Posted on December 27, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

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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SONNETS FOR ALL TASTES

Posted on November 11, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

  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 →

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John Ashbery 1927-2017

Posted on September 3, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is John Ashbery reading for Grey Suit. To find him reading Soonest Mended and other poems, please scroll to 47:31 on Issue 3 Here is my obituary note in the Fortnightly Review. Here is a link to an interview … Continue reading →

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THE READIES

Posted on June 8, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

It starts in tantrum’s pram; those tears for treats withheld – Unfair and inexplicable. And then there is the wonder of it all: Your pocket money tripled by that cheque from uncle – x Lack of these feeds the will … Continue reading →

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