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Revive illustration

Here’s an illustration for Revive:      

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Botticelli in Guide Books

O.K., I know to the art snobs it’s kind of banal, but I am a devotee of Botticelli. To me there’s something absolutely supernatural about his masterpieces, a neo-Platonic contemplation of beauty that produces the purest kind of aesthetic experience, … Continue reading →

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Nothing

all right, all right — I’ve got nothing again today BUT just hold on faithful reader BECAUSE I’ve got some super RAD stuff in the pipeline… 

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Picture equals thousand words

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Rilke’s 25th (dub)

well, what I have to offer today is this dub of Rilke’s 25th Sonnet to Orpheus: 25 Again I remember you Who I loved like a flower With an unknown name Yet I’ll show you to them My lovely playmate … Continue reading →

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Adolescence and Die Brucke

It, too draws upon adolescence as a liminal state of heightened sensitivity, conflict and unresolved yearnings…The Brucke works do not represent them merely as undeveloped versions of adults, nor are they sentimentalized. Instead, they have a disconcerting character stemming from … Continue reading →

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Metaphor in the Village Inn

Metaphor in the Village Inn   If your mystery allowed me A single metaphor tonight Do you think I’d have The strength to take it? . As you sit at the bar, your face A portrait framed in the space … Continue reading →

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