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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



1916

Event dated June 1916

Hemingway's First Published Work

Poet involved

What happened

In 1916, Ernest Hemingway's first published work appeared in the 'Oak Park River Forest High School' literary magazine. This early publication marked the beginning of his literary journey, showcasing his budding talent and interest in writing. The experience of seeing his work in print would later motivate him to pursue a career in literature, influencing his distinctive style.

Literary impact

This initial foray into publishing helped shape Hemingway's confidence as a writer and set the stage for his future literary endeavors. The themes and styles he explored in his youth would evolve but remain rooted in the experiences and observations he began to document during this formative period.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1916

226 poets

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