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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.

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.

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



1946

Return to England

Poet involved

What happened

Aldington returned to England in 1946 after several years in France. This return marked a significant moment in his life as he re-engaged with the literary community he had distanced himself from during his exile. He settled in London, where he continued to write and publish.

Literary impact

His return to England allowed Aldington to reconnect with the literary movements he had once been a part of, influencing his later works. This period saw him reflecting on his experiences abroad and integrating them into his poetry, which often dealt with themes of nostalgia and identity.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1946

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