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.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this 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


1800

Event dated 1750–1850

Technology Economy

Industrial Revolution Metal Pressing

Poets involved

What happened

The Industrial Revolution saw significant advancements in metal pressing technology around 1800, which transformed the production of thin metal foils and other materials. Mechanized pressing and rolling techniques improved efficiency and consistency in manufacturing processes. This innovation played a crucial role in the broader industrial landscape, enabling the mass production of metal goods and contributing to the growth of various industries.

Literary impact

The industrial revolution's metal pressing innovations around 1800 fueled Romantic reactions in poetry against the impact of industrialization on craft. Poets like William Wordsworth and John Keats lamented the loss of traditional craftsmanship, using their works to critique the dehumanizing effects of mechanization.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1800

71 poets

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