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Two Unforgettable Poets
Nicholas Lafitte (1943-1970) and George Pitts (1951-2017) There are two poets who should not be forgotten, one British and the other American. Here, I want to share my thoughts about their work. ***** Poet of light, of the sea remembered … Continue reading
Christmas Gloom
x MOBILITY * Unable to decide quite where to be, I’m based in the car this Christmas, Travelling from relation to relation. Think of me As an eighty horse-power snail Whose shell goes wherever it’s expected. In between, I make … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, art, Politics
Tagged Books for Christmas, homelessness, poetry, Politics, Zelensky starmer macron merz
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The Oligarch
x The deep artist stumbles backwards, backwards into a past That can’t be seen. Because that artist faces the other way, Anticipating horrors that progress would inflict upon us all, As evidenced by the tractors that have come to block … Continue reading
Posted in art, Poetry, Politics, The Runiad
Tagged Anthony Howell, art, poetry, the oligarch, The Runiad
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Asprezza and Sprezzatura – A Paean to the Pioneer of the Madrigal – my homage to William Drummond
(First published in The Fortnightly Review, 16 Nov 2015 – and now to be found online as an appendix to The Step is the Foot) “Like the Idalian queen,Her hair about her eyne,With neck and breast’s ripe apples to be … Continue reading
Review of my Collected Longer Poems in London Grip
Very pleased to discover this review from Jennifer Johnson! I have also attached the review below. Collected Longer PoemsAnthony HowellGrey Suit EditionsPaperback ISBN 978-1-903006-37-5e-Book ISBN 978-1-903006-37-5280pp £20.00 Anthony Howell, 80, has a Wikipedia page showing his many achievements. He worked … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Howell, Collected Longer Poems, Jennifer Johnson, London Grip, poetry
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Narnia
x Open the wardrobe door. Push past the gowns and the suits, Past the furs and the overcoats, and you are there. There in Narnia. Trigger warning however: it’s not at all like the Narnia in “The Lion, the Witch … Continue reading
Richard Lovelace: a Poet who Means a Lot to me
There are the poets of the canon, and then there are the poets you think with. I mean, poets whose method has a bearing on your own. They are often to be found not on the highroad of literature but … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Anthony Howell, Irony, oxymoron, poetry, Richard Lovelace
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The Deserted Garage
x Cracks have appeared in the concrete and some tough, urbanised grasses Have sprung up. You can’t get onto its forecourt with wheels any more: Some circular blocks have been dropped across entrance and exit While metal roller blinds have … Continue reading
The Great Cheese Riot
x THE GREAT CHEESE RIOT x Boston had its Tea Party. What of the Great Cheese Riot? Was it something to keep quiet about, happening as it did In 1766 at Nottingham’s annual Goose Fair Where you were free to … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Howell, civil unrest, Great Cheese Riot, Nottingham, poetry
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The Warrior
x I am not suffering, me, from post-traumatic stress disorder. There is a reason for what we do. Their wives have weaponised Their wombs. Our problem is our democracy. We call it mowing the lawn, think of it as a … Continue reading
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