Category Archives: Poetry

A Serpentine

Posted on May 13, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

As well as the scansion of a regular metre such as pentameter, in verse, the madrigal was a form that used the scansion of prime numbers – 3 and 5. F.T. Prince has pointed this out in his book about … Continue reading →

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THE RUNIAD – Books 1 to 23 – (Now completed – 24)

Posted on May 9, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

Books 1 to 24 (now) of my (now completed) epic poem can now be read on this Heyzine link I suggest expanding the image and turning off the sound of a page-turn. Click the bottom right corner of the page … Continue reading →

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Rio, back in 2012

Posted on May 1, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is a Youtube slideshow It’s a slideshow of paintings I made in Rio in 2012, when I escaped the London winter to spend summer in Brazil. Below are some poems I wrote at the time: x TRISTEZA x That … Continue reading →

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The Runiad – Books 1 to 22

Posted on April 18, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

x To read this epic in progress, please click this Heyzine link. Book 22 was written in Rio de Janeiro. I suggest expanding the image and turning off the sound. Click the bottom corner of the page to turn the pages, … Continue reading →

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Vista

Posted on April 17, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

x Each of us pursues a path, each ant has its very own Destination. However, in my opinion, poetry’s been ruined by An excess of thought: thought that sneers at action and Reduces observation to a metaphor crawling across the … Continue reading →

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On writing a very long poem

Posted on April 16, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

x There is no justification for being in a hurry. But at the same time a certain amount of impatience is necessary, in order for the urge to persevere and finally arrive at completion to function as an efficient drive. … Continue reading →

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The Gale

Posted on April 12, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

x But now the streets get emptied. Everyone exits. It’s the rain, mistily thin this afternoon, but still with The ability to soak one. Rain which began last night, Drumming in a syncopated fashion on the ventilator fixed Into my … Continue reading →

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Lavinia – an excerpt from The Runiad published now in The High Window

Posted on April 11, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

Very pleased that this has now been published in The High Window magazine! x Added note: The completed RUNIAD can now be read by clicking here This final version contains my own illustrations

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Villa Venturoza – Rio de Janeiro

Posted on April 9, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

And now I am drifting, drifting away from the relevance Of impending affairs, even though there are whole towns Burning down elsewhere, but here… here old men gather to chat And play chequers, seated on plastic chairs behind pineapples and … Continue reading →

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The Runiad – Books 1 to 21

Posted on April 2, 2025 by anthonyhowelljournal

To read this epic in progress, please click this Heyzine link. I suggest expanding the image and turning off the sound. Click the bottom corner of the page to turn the pages, and the bar below the book allows you … Continue reading →

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