Category Archives: Poetry

My First Book

Posted on December 8, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

This was the photo Alexandra Lawrence took for the back cover of my first book – Inside the Castle – published by Barrie & Rockliffe in 1969.  I would love to find the original print of this photograph, but cannot … Continue reading →

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The F. T. Prince Memorial Reading 2012

Posted on November 22, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

  Tim Dooley, John Haynes, Lee Harwood, Todd Swift, Anthony Howell, John Hall, Tom Raworth and Peter Robinson all read a poem of F.T. Prince’s and one of their own at The F.T.Prince Memorial Symposium September 2012. Prince reads his … Continue reading →

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A reading from SILENT HIGHWAY at the launch.

Posted on November 5, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

SILENT HIGHWAY was launched at Doggett’s Coat & Badge on Blackfriars Bridge on 28 October 2014.  Click on the image for the reading I did in the Terrace Bar, overlooking the dark waters underneath the bridge, where Calvi was found … Continue reading →

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Silent Highway at The Fortnightly Review

Posted on October 5, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

Click the image to see the post on the Fortnightly Review. 2nd edition with a few crucial changes to the text available at Carcanet  

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Silent Highway

Posted on October 3, 2014 by anthonyhowelljournal

A poem about the Thames by Anthony Howell, published Autumn 2014 by Anvil Press Poetry – now available from Carcanet. Featuring Rutger Hauer as a sinister golf-loving cardinal, there’s an interesting film The Bankers of God  which goes deep into the … Continue reading →

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THE GREY SUIT INITIATIVE

Posted on July 11, 2013 by anthonyhowelljournal

The brilliant Grey Suit Issues 1-12 are now online! These are hour-long videos featuring poets, musicians, performance artists and film-makers. They were created in the 90s and are an essential record to live art and poetry in that era. Thanks … Continue reading →

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Reading with Fawzi Karim

Posted on April 1, 2013 by anthonyhowelljournal

Back in 2013, Fawzi Karim and I had a new book of my translations of his poetry out from Carcanet – called Incomprehensible Lesson Click for more details and a poem from the book For reviews of Plague Lands and … Continue reading →

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MODERNIST MANQUÉ

Posted on November 27, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

‘And when upon your gentle breasts I lie (In due obedience to Nature’s laws) It is in truth iniquity on high That they should open out in chests of drawers… …Surrealist love! For God’s sake change your form Back to … Continue reading →

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QUEENS WEST

Posted on March 19, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

Hardly one open shop remains Inside this draughty vending hall: It never gets to share the circulation Of carrier-bagged pedestrians with cash to spare. Business is so bad that the discount clothing store Closes for lunch from eleven till quarter … Continue reading →

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Grey Suit: Poem Stream

Posted on January 20, 2012 by anthonyhowelljournal

This is a page on Facebook for poems chosen by myself, Kerry-Lee Powell and Pamela Stewart. Grey Suit: Poem Stream The page is just for poems, which may attract occasional comments. So it is a stream which may easily be … Continue reading →

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