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


1720

Geopolitics Other

Establishment of National Quarantine Systems in Europe

Poet involved

What happened

In 1720, the establishment of national quarantine systems in Europe was prompted by the devastating plague outbreak in Marseille. This event led to the implementation of stricter quarantine laws and the creation of lazarettos, facilities designed to isolate and treat the sick. The measures taken during this period reflected a growing understanding of disease transmission and public health. The establishment of quarantine systems marked a significant development in the management of epidemics and laid the groundwork for modern public health practices.

Literary impact

The establishment of national quarantine systems in Europe in 1720 influenced Enlightenment writings on governance, health, and reason. Poets like Alexander Pope used these themes to critique societal norms and the human condition during times of crisis. This historical context provided fertile ground for exploring the intersections of public health and personal liberty in poetry.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1720

23 poets

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