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


1992

Culture Geopolitics

First All-Women Police Station in India

What happened

In 1992, India opened its first all-women police station in Chennai, a significant step towards addressing gender-based violence and promoting women's rights. This initiative aimed to create a safe space for women to report crimes and receive support from female officers. The establishment of the all-women police station marked a progressive move in law enforcement, reflecting broader societal changes towards gender equality in India.

Literary impact

The establishment of the first all-women police station in India empowered feminist poetry, inspiring narratives that addressed women's safety and agency within law enforcement. Poets like Kamala Das explored themes of gender and empowerment in their works, influencing a new generation of writers who continue to advocate for women's rights through poetry.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1992

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