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



1713

Founding of the Royal Spanish Academy

What happened

In 1713, King Philip V founded the Royal Spanish Academy in Madrid to standardize and purify the Spanish language. The institution created the first official dictionary and grammar rules, promoting linguistic unity across Spain and its empire. This cultural milestone preserved and elevated Castilian Spanish, influencing literature, education, and global Hispanophone poetry by providing a stable foundation for expression and scholarly exchange.

Literary impact

The founding of the Royal Spanish Academy in 1713 was crucial for the standardization of the Spanish language. This institution supported the production and preservation of Spanish poetry and prose, influencing writers like Luis de Góngora and Francisco de Quevedo in their literary endeavors.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1713

22 poets

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