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Closes

A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard


1671

Event dated 1 April 1671

Religion Culture

Publication of John Milton's Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes

Poet involved

What happened

In 1671, John Milton published 'Paradise Regained' and 'Samson Agonistes,' completing his poetic trilogy on Christian heroism. These works delve into themes of temptation, suffering, and spiritual endurance, reflecting Milton's deep engagement with theological questions. Their publication not only solidified Milton's reputation as a major literary figure but also influenced subsequent generations of poets and thinkers in their exploration of faith and morality.

Literary impact

The publication of John Milton's 'Paradise Regained' and 'Samson Agonistes' in 1671 significantly influenced political and religious poetry. 'Samson Agonistes' in particular provided a model for the suffering righteous individual, inspiring later poets to explore themes of personal struggle and redemption in their works.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1671

32 poets

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