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



1550

Friendship with Fellow Scholars

Poet involved

What happened

During his time at Cambridge and later in his clerical career, Stevenson formed friendships with fellow scholars and poets. These relationships fostered a collaborative spirit that influenced his writing and provided a network of support within the literary community.

Literary impact

The camaraderie among these scholars likely encouraged Stevenson's experimentation with comedic verse and dramatic forms, contributing to the lively tone of 'Gammer Gurton's Needle'. Their shared intellectual pursuits helped shape his understanding of the evolving landscape of English literature.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1550

18 poets

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