Category Archives: Politics

As they say, guys, Don’t Poke the Bear!

Posted on March 20, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

Detail from the mural in what might be termed the cloisters of the Wat of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. Created 200 years ago, roughly. It was and  indeed is a Royal commission which has been restored at least once … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Revolutionary

Posted on March 20, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

x With far more roofs than are needed, Golden eaves, bewildering embellishments, Porticos held up by pillars sprouting ardent Angels offering busts and candles, architraves And window-frames accompanied by legends, Threshold stairways flanked by snakes Disgorging snakes disgorging tiger-headed demons, … Continue reading →

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ACCORDING TO PLINY

Posted on February 26, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

The dragon, ever at war with the elephant, Is itself of so enormous a size, As easily to overwhelm the elephant, Seize it in its clutches and encircle Its legs in its coils. x The contest is equally Fatal to … Continue reading →

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How Different Countries View War

Posted on November 7, 2022 by anthonyhowelljournal

Andrei Martyanov (SmoothieX12 on Youtube) cites the movie Come and See when he explains in the second part of a post called Economics of Military Industrial Complexes in Russia and US how the Russians conceive of war and how the … Continue reading →

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Romance at the Demo

Posted on October 9, 2022 by anthonyhowelljournal

It’s warm but not quite hot. Under the blue, in our anoraks, We are lining up to surround Westminster Bringing with us our hands. Yai, my friend from Thailand, Only a year or two younger than I am, takes a … Continue reading →

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Two Versions of Truth

Posted on September 26, 2022 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is Patrick Lancaster reporting and here is the BBC Within hours of each other, covering the same event. The door to door voting is for convenience and safety, not for intimidation. Why is the BBC so partial? The news … Continue reading →

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‘Envelopes’ – published by The High Window

Posted on August 15, 2022 by anthonyhowelljournal

I am very pleased indeed that this poem has been published in The High Window. Thanks to the editor David Cooke for all the final sleuthing that it needed. https://thehighwindowpress.com/2022/08/15/anthony-howell-envelopes/ Here is a video of Lombardi at work and discussing … Continue reading →

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Operation Violet Oak

Posted on July 3, 2022 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is my review of Operation Violet Oak in the Fortnightly Review.

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Martyrdom

Posted on May 22, 2022 by anthonyhowelljournal

Saint Catherine of Alexandria by Caravaggio My article on martyrdom down the ages – and reflections on Ukraine – published here by The Fortnightly Review in May 2022. And here is my poem for Shireen Abu Akleh, a martryr in … Continue reading →

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Shireen

Posted on May 11, 2022 by anthonyhowelljournal

x You journos, you’re poets on active duty, For you can get disappeared, positively aimed at, Even with PRESS writ all over you. Maybe even because…. Today you’re Al-Jazeera, tomorrow Some scruffy independent. x And then you have your caricatures … Continue reading →

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