A quiet notice V2Melody closes at midnight on , Spanish time.

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.

After the death of my mother, 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.

My wife and I are simplifying our days. The server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit the quieter life we want.

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.

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

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard



1914

Friendship with Ezra Pound

Poet involved

What happened

In 1914, Amy Lowell developed a significant friendship with fellow poet Ezra Pound, who was a prominent figure in the Imagist movement. Their correspondence and discussions about poetry and aesthetics greatly influenced her work and helped her refine her poetic style.

Literary impact

Lowell's friendship with Pound provided her with valuable insights into modernist poetry and the principles of Imagism. This relationship encouraged her to experiment further with form and content, leading to a more dynamic and innovative approach in her own poetry.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1914

235 poets

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