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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.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this 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



1892

Event dated 6 October 1892

Death of Alfred Tennyson

Poet involved

What happened

Although this event occurred after Charles Tennyson Turner's death, the impact of Alfred Tennyson's passing in 1892 was felt deeply by Charles's family and literary circles. The bond between the brothers had been a significant influence on both their works, and Alfred's legacy continued to shape the perception of Charles's poetry. The literary community mourned the loss of one of its greatest figures.

Literary impact

The death of Alfred Tennyson marked a turning point in the literary landscape, as it brought renewed attention to the works of Charles Tennyson Turner. Scholars and readers began to reassess Turner's contributions to poetry in light of his brother's legacy, leading to a greater appreciation of his unique voice and themes. This event underscored the enduring connection between the two poets.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1892

278 poets

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