Tag Archives: poetry

Statius: Silvae

Posted on November 22, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

STATIUS: SILVAE Sleep, Silence’ child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince, whose approach peace to all mortals brings, Indifferent host to shepherds and to kings, Sole comforter of minds with grief opprest; Lo, by thy charming rod all breathing things … Continue reading →

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Roeg Elements: innovation and risk

Posted on August 11, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

Nicolas Roeg, by Michael Clark, National Portrait Gallery   Very pleased that my new piece for Nicolas Roeg on his 90th Birthday is here – “Roeg Elements” Published by the Fortnightly Review. Celebrating younger poets – including Emma Hammond, Natacha … Continue reading →

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Runaway Handicap

Posted on June 23, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

RUNAWAY HANDICAP   Considering a runaway selection, If poetry can generate affection, Surely plumes of paradise entitle Me to a mate intent upon requital?   My handicap’s an eloquence provoking Offended neo-liberal fits of choking, But when this stirs the … Continue reading →

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Heron of Hawthornden

Posted on April 13, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

HERON OF HAWTHORNDEN – a chap-book of dizains by Anthony Howell celebrating his residency at the castle in the Autumn of 2017. Illustrations by the author. Limited edition from Grey Suit Editions, UK. 20th November x Our very first breakfast. … Continue reading →

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The Melancholy of Making Poetry

Posted on January 10, 2018 by anthonyhowelljournal

Poetry is perhaps the most difficult of arts because the easiest to set about – you don’t need a chisel or a canvas or an instrument or a studio. Writing is eminently convenient. But melancholy derives from the need of … Continue reading →

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Two Poems by Penny Boxall

Posted on December 27, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

I posted this when I got back from Hawthornden in the winter of 2017, where I spent a month writing and painting watercolours. And here are two poems by Penny – who was also a fellow, one for Jean Findlay … Continue reading →

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SONNETS FOR ALL TASTES

Posted on November 11, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

  Lady Mary Wroth – one of our first sonneteers. Here is a link to my essay on Sonnets. It is published by the Fortnightly Review. See also the Corona What went on – in Rosanne Wasserman’s No Archive on Earth which … Continue reading →

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FROM INSIDE – my book of post-satirical poems.

Posted on February 27, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

  At last a review! Scroll down on the link here to find it. And in print, there is now one in the latest Poetry Salzburg Review – which can be found by scrolling down to the end of this … Continue reading →

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Dick

Posted on January 6, 2017 by anthonyhowelljournal

DICK Eight days after the invasion we were dealing with a country That could actually finance its reconstruction by our own Reconstruction contractors. A decade later, and we have a failed State which is relatively easy to exploit, and that … Continue reading →

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Basil Bunting – a review

Posted on August 25, 2016 by anthonyhowelljournal

My Review of Basil Bunting here in the Fortnightly

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