Category Archives: Poetry

Chilcot

Posted on July 7, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

Westminster bells overwhelm our chants and slogans. Anyway the commentators aren’t here to listen to us. On temporary platforms constructed out of scaffolding, They’re holding forth under listless Union Jacks. They’re putting the network spin on events as they unfold, … Continue reading →

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George Pitts and the Longer Line in Poetry

Posted on July 4, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

This page is a link to my essay on the longer line, and it is also a homage to the brilliant poet George Pitts, who died sadly in 2015. John Ashbery was a great admirer of George’s work and introduced … Continue reading →

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IRIS

Posted on June 20, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

The phrase, My garden is wanton, comes to me as I weed. It feels somewhat Sitwellian.  Later, I’m off to a launch. It’s one of my own generation who’ll hold forth: he’ll bring the league   Of greybeards out in … Continue reading →

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Anne-Marie Albiach

Posted on June 8, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

Very pleased to see our Grey Suit: Video for Art & Literature interview now posted here at PennSound

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LINKS TO NEW POEMS, ESSAYS AND REVIEWS

Posted on March 22, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

(This post last updated 20 May 2026) Very pleased to see I DO MORE DEEPLY published finally in THE EXACTING CLAM MAGAZINE Issue 21 Review of Melissa McCarthy’s Photo, Phyto, Proto, Nitro published in The Fortnightly Review Ten Poems from Shorter … Continue reading →

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Is 5

Posted on January 21, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

Ok, so here is a wonderful forward by e. e. cummings, followed by a poem from IS5 FOREWORD TO IS5 On the assumption that my technique is either complicated or original or both, the publishers have politely requested me to … Continue reading →

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Readings

Posted on January 4, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click here for Readings Several of these readings are an exploration of the “Poem Film”. I find most poem films detract from the words by illustrating the verse.  I therefore evolved the notion of the “constant moving image” – as being … Continue reading →

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GREY SUIT EDITIONS

Posted on December 9, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Grey Suit Editions WE have moved on since I first posted this, and have now published a further three chap-books – Rosanne Wasserman, Donald Gardner and Hugo Williams. Please click on the link above for details. Grey Suit Editions, another … Continue reading →

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IN THE LAND OF THE CENTAURS

Posted on October 4, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

I just watched Mama Mia At the end of this post is a version from the short lyrics of the Greek anthology of Philodemus – whose poem I translated on the beach where Mama Mia was filmed. Watching the movie … Continue reading →

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THE POETRY BOOK FAIR

Posted on October 3, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is the link to my piece about The Poetry Book Fair in The Fortnightly Review – and why I came home broke! http://t.co/FwZNBhrhdp

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