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.

I want a simpler life, without the hassle of being online. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit the life I 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



1642

Exile in France

Poet involved

What happened

Following his involvement in royalist activities, Sir John Suckling fled to France in 1642 to escape the repercussions of the Civil War. This period of exile marked a significant turning point in his life, as he faced the loss of his former status and security. Living in France, he grappled with the consequences of his choices and the shifting political landscape.

Literary impact

Exile profoundly affected Suckling's poetry, infusing it with themes of loss, nostalgia, and longing for a past that was rapidly fading. The emotional weight of his experiences during this time can be seen in the introspective quality of his later works.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1642

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