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.

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



1923

Involvement with the Poetry Society of America

Poet involved

What happened

In 1923, Cale Young Rice became actively involved with the Poetry Society of America, contributing to the promotion of poetry in the United States. His participation in this organization allowed him to engage with other poets and literary figures, fostering a sense of community within the literary world. This involvement also provided opportunities for collaboration and the sharing of ideas.

Literary impact

Rice's engagement with the Poetry Society of America helped to elevate his profile within the literary community. It provided him with a platform to share his work and connect with other poets, thereby enriching his own writing and contributing to the broader discourse on poetry in America.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1923

201 poets

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