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



1850

Education at the Hartford Female Seminary

Poet involved

What happened

In 1850, Louise Chandler Moulton attended the Hartford Female Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. This institution was known for its rigorous academic curriculum and emphasis on literature and the arts, which significantly influenced her literary development. The exposure to a broader intellectual environment helped shape her poetic voice and fostered her ambition to write.

Literary impact

Her education at the Hartford Female Seminary introduced her to influential literary figures and ideas, which enriched her understanding of poetry and prose. This experience not only honed her writing skills but also instilled in her a desire to engage with the literary community, ultimately leading her to become a prominent figure in the literary circles of her time.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1850

162 poets

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