Category Archives: Poetry

L’ORIGINE

Posted on September 23, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Why do you allow it to dominate the brain, This feeling things have come to roost, right here and now? Like a writer out of style, steep yourself in porno, Morbidly refining what hardly seems worthwhile; The sad sperm swimming through … Continue reading →

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CATHAR COUNTRY

Posted on August 12, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

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They are here like us at Queribus And at Peyrepertuse, fiddling with their Camera batteries, dragging their red setters Up congested spirals onto views. When they meet each other unexpectedly Hyperbolic protests of astonishment Lose their…

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The Blog

Posted on August 4, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Interaction’s what a blog’s about! Who posts exclusively For output? Nowadays, You go for input too, since it tells you How many views you’ve had. Marshal McLuhan got it right About the tv era, way back when We were all … Continue reading →

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Now up on The Poetry Archive! And an Error Rectified!

Posted on August 3, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

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The recordings I made of some of my poems, including “Innisfree”, are now online at the  National Poetry Archive. The Archive has more material recorded, including the whole of  “Silent Highway”.  These recordings are now available for a…

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THE BALLAD OF MULAN

Posted on June 24, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Creak creak, and again a creak. It’s Mu-lan’s loom there, by the door. But you don’t hear its shuttle speak. You hear her sighs and nothing more. You ask her, Who is in your heart? You ask her, Who is … Continue reading →

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Beverley at Iguazu – Read by Anthony Howell

Posted on June 7, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Beverley at Iguazu This poem was first published in Dancers in Daylight, Anvil, London 2003. More poem-films and videos of performances here

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My Part in the Downfall of Everything

Posted on May 9, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

First published 2015, my satire. Click the image to see the post in the Fortnightly Review! The full story can be found in Go forth and Serve, Martin Rosenbluth, 1961. Library of Congress cat. no. 60-53237 The poem is now … Continue reading →

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Now up on The Poetry Archive!

Posted on April 24, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

The recordings I made of some of my poems, including “Innisfree”, are now online at the  National Poetry Archive. The Archive has more material recorded, including the whole of  “Silent Highway”.  These recordings are now available for a very modest price on … Continue reading →

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Diane Arbus and Howard Nemerov

Posted on March 30, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

Very interesting post about sibling rivalry in the arts of poetry and photography. Has to be said, Nemerov was no slouch when it came to poetry.  Here is one of his best. BRAINSTORM The house was shaken by a rising … Continue reading →

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Blue of Noon

Posted on March 21, 2015 by anthonyhowelljournal

A New online poetry ‘zine.  Glad to have a poem here at Blue of Noon Check the magazine’s archive for provocative poems by other poets. The poem is one that I consider abstract, and now there is another here – … Continue reading →

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