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Jane Bowles’ novel Two Serious Ladies confounds with sinister humor and dark delight

Posted on March 8, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

Originally posted on Biblioklept:
Two Women, Gwen John Here’s a short review of Jane Bowles’ only novel, Two Serious Ladies: The book is amazing, a confounding, energetic picaresque suffused with sinister humor and dark delight. I read it knowing nothing about…

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Oum El Ma Lake in the middle of the desert, Libya

Posted on March 6, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

Beautiful. I have always wanted to visit Libya.

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Tango for Balance

Posted on November 30, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

Tango is easy! Believe it or not, anyone suffering from Parkinson’s, M.S. or any other gait disability can get a lot out of these simple exercises which are always done with the your partner’s arms supporting you. Lovely music too! … Continue reading →

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The Net

Posted on November 15, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

The net contains the sky. It is more than that: The net impresses itself on the sky And prevents it from getting in. The sky wants in: the cons want out – Some of them – others can’t handle it. … Continue reading →

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Chilcot

Posted on November 15, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

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Westminster bells overwhelm our chants and slogans. Anyway the commentators aren’t here to listen to us. On temporary platforms constructed out of scaffolding, They’re holding forth under listless Union Jacks. They’re putting the network spin on…

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No Selection for Old Farts

Posted on September 26, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

Every single submission of mine to poetry magazines has been rejected – to date, for the last three years; but acceptance had become a rarity since 2010. A list of repeated rejections includes all the standard, Arts Council subsidised, UK … Continue reading →

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No Posts for Old Farts

Posted on September 26, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

Hi Anthony I’m sorry that you weren’t shortlisted for the vacant post here in Creative Writing. I know how much effort and emotional energy goes into a job application, and how disappointing it is not to get an interview. There … Continue reading →

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LINKS TO NEW POEMS

Posted on June 7, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

A new poem now on Blue of Noon And I am very pleased that the new poems I have written exploring the mixed meter form of the madrigal can now be found at this link: Journal of Poetics Research More… … Continue reading →

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My Part in the Downfall of Everything

Posted on April 28, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

First published 2015, my satire. The full story can be found in Go forth and Serve, Martin Rosenbluth, 1961. Library of Congress cat. no. 60-53237 Source: My Part in the Downfall of Everything

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CLASP Late modernist poetry in the 1970s

Posted on February 4, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

Tony Lopez posted this on Facebook, just as my own copy came through the post. Just received a copy of *Clasp: late modernist poetry in London in the 1970s*, edited by Ken Edwards and Robert Hampson and published by Tony Frazer at Shearsman … Continue reading →

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