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.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard


1660

Event dated 1660–1800

Culture Exploration

Grand Tour of Europe Emerges

Poets involved

What happened

Emerging around 1660, the Grand Tour became a rite of passage for young European aristocrats, who traveled through Europe to gain cultural and educational experiences. This journey often involved navigating dangerous Alpine passes and disease-ridden cities, reflecting the challenges of travel during the period. The Grand Tour not only fostered a sense of cultural appreciation and refinement among the elite but also laid the groundwork for modern tourism and the exchange of ideas across borders.

Literary impact

The emergence of the Grand Tour of Europe in 1660 inspired travel literature and poetry from figures like Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. Their works celebrated the sublime danger of exploration and cultural awakening, shaping Romantic ideals of adventure and discovery.

Source: Wikipedia

Poets alive in 1660

35 poets

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