Category Archives: Poetry

The Cyst – from The Runiad, Book 14

Posted on August 6, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

From The Runiad – Book 14 x … I have been afflicted by a growth. It has taken root In my face, just above my right eye, exactly where my forehead Would make contact with my partner’s in a dance. … Continue reading →

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Atalanta

Posted on August 1, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

Thus it is on this planet. Self-importance may suggest posterity will grant us An immortal empire, that we shall rule the waves forever, but Nothing, nothing whatsoever can be relied on, x Not even one or two relics. It can … Continue reading →

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Boadicea – from Book 21 of The Runiad

Posted on July 17, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

x (As Nero fiddled and the city burned) the empire was horribly smitten: Eighty thousand Romans and their proxies died in Britain.  The island could have been lost for good. Moreover, all this ruin Was brought upon us by a … Continue reading →

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“The One Less Travelled by…”

Posted on July 16, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal
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Shorter Poems 1969-2022

Posted on July 14, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

I have set up my Shorter Poems as a Heyzine Link. Click on the link to read.

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Intermezzo

Posted on July 9, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

Intermezzo TO THE MEMORY OF CHARLES BAUDELAIRE Nini Patte-en-l’Air (Casino de Paris’) x The gold Casino’s Spring parterre Flowers with the Spring, this golden week; Glady, Toloche, Valtesse, are there; But all eyes turn as one to seek The drawers … Continue reading →

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Charybdis

Posted on July 5, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

x Bayesian, the name of that yacht. Elementary, my dear Wat! Scilla and Charybdis frequent the strait at Messina. Water-spouts round Sicily are nothing new, it seems to me. Another old dilemma has still to be resolved in the wake … Continue reading →

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Why “Runiad”?

Posted on June 17, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

Why Runiad as the title of the epic poem I have just completed? Rune is a word which may be translated as ‘a secret, a mystery, a rumour or a whisper’. It can also suggest an enigmatic or incantatory line … Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2025 – Kristian Evans and Nathan Roach

Posted on June 9, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPkBj7X1dfQ A Film by Kristian Evans & Nathan Roach This is one of the best poem/films I have come across. It often uses a constant moving image (reeds moving, waves breaking etc) which I have always found the ideal backdrop … Continue reading →

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The Runiad – books 1 – 24 – Updated Update

Posted on May 31, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

The final draft of my epic poem the Runiad is now completed. Click on the link to read Books 1 to 24: This link above opens the final version with my own illustrations. Since they are done with graphite on … Continue reading →

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