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



1920

Friendship with Federico García Lorca

Poet involved

What happened

In the early 1920s, Manuel Machado developed a close friendship with fellow poet Federico García Lorca in Granada, Spain. Their bond was rooted in a shared passion for poetry and the arts. This relationship influenced both poets, as they exchanged ideas and inspired each other's creative endeavors.

Literary impact

The friendship with García Lorca enriched Machado's work, as they explored themes of love, nature, and the human experience together. Their artistic dialogue contributed to the evolution of Spanish poetry during this period, blending traditional and modern influences.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1920

208 poets

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