Category Archives: Thailand

Heyzine Books doing well

Posted on January 5, 2024 by anthonyhowelljournal

AS IF IT WERE A BOW – my free book of poetry written in Thailand has now over 700 readers. Here is the link – https://heyzine.com/flip-book/86a5281b7f.html – Open the Heyzine link. I suggest clicking on the ‘sound’ icon to switch … Continue reading →

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AS IF IT WERE A BOW – Poems and paintings from Thailand

Posted on December 12, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

AS IF IT WERE A BOW is a Heyzine flipbook. Read it for free. This is the link – https://heyzine.com/flip-book/86a5281b7f.html These poems and paintings were all done on my wonderful trip to Thailand this year – hosted by Bhorani Nissaisorakarn. … Continue reading →

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TIGER TOPIA – for Julian Assange

Posted on March 28, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

x Marry your lover too soon after your husband has passed away And you could die of tiger fright. They have these unfathomable eyes. Their lean stripes, imagine them. How they slide between Poles. Shaman-masked, marked with ancient writing. x … Continue reading →

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The Swing Ceremony

Posted on March 27, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

As a monument, this takes some beating! An annual swinging ceremony known as Triyampavai-Tripavai was held at Giant Swings of major cities until 1935, when it was abolished for safety reasons. The Giant Swing was constructed in 1784 in front … Continue reading →

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A Monkey Reflects upon Eternity

Posted on March 22, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

x We come back as us. Call it representation. For so as to comply with time being space And space time, from one life to the next, There can be no development. We just exist again, Each our own link … Continue reading →

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The Ramakien mural surrounding Bangkok’s Emerald Buddha Temple

Posted on March 21, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

Wat Phra Kaew is the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Wat Phra Kaew’s importance as a Buddhist temple in Thailand owes to its association with the kings of Thailand, but also because it houses the Emerald Buddha statue. This temple … Continue reading →

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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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Photographs of Khao Sok

Posted on March 19, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

See also my drawings of Khao Sok with the eyes shut.

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Drawing Khao Sok with the eyes shut.

Posted on March 19, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

See also my post ‘Photographs of Khao Sok’. Khao Sok National Park, South Thailand. Another image of the lake Drawing with the eyes closed.

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