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


On 12 November in poetry and history

Poets born or who died on this date, plus historical events that happened on this day across history.

610 poets with calendar dates · 6,535 events with calendar dates in the catalogue

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2 birthdays · 1 death anniversary · 5 world events on 12 November

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Death anniversaries

World events on this day

  • 12 November 1890

    Publication of Emily Dickinson's First Posthumous Collection

    In 1890, four years after Emily Dickinson's death, a selection of her poems was published in Boston, Massachusetts, edited by Mabel Loomis Todd and Thomas Wentworth Higginson. The collection, titled 'Poems by Emily Dickinson,' introduced her unconventional verse to a wider public and established her as one of America's greatest poets. Though Dickinson had written during the Civil War era, her work was largely unknown until this posthumous publication.

    Event 1890

  • 12 November 1035

    Death of King Canute

    In 1035, King Canute of England, Denmark, and Norway died, leading to a power struggle over his vast territories. His death in London marked the end of a unified North Sea empire, which had significant implications for the political landscape of Northern Europe. This period of instability influenced the subsequent rise of local powers and the eventual Norman Conquest, shaping the cultural and political context for poets like Geoffrey Chaucer, who would later reflect on themes of power and governance in his works.

    Event 1035

  • 12 November 1039

    Death of King Canute

    In 1039, King Canute of England, Denmark, Norway, and parts of what is now Sweden passed away in London. His death marked the end of a significant era of Viking influence in England and the consolidation of power in the British Isles. Canute's reign was notable for the blending of Anglo-Saxon and Norse cultures, which would later influence English literature and poetry, particularly in the themes of fate and identity.

    Event 1039

  • 12 November 1642

    Battle of Brentford

    Prince Rupert's Royalists attacked Parliamentarian troops at Brentford west of London on 12 November 1642. The Royalists captured the town and prisoners, but allegations of plunder alarmed London's population. Parliament rapidly assembled a much larger defensive force on the capital's outskirts.

    Event 1642

  • 12 November 1999

    Deregulation and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

    The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, enacted in 1999, marked a significant deregulation of the financial services industry by repealing key provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act. This legislation allowed commercial and investment banks to merge, expanding the range of financial services available. The act's implications contributed to the financial landscape leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, highlighting the complexities of financial regulation and its impact on the economy.

    Event 1999
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