Category Archives: Poetry

Happy Birthday, Walt Whitman!

Posted on June 1, 2025 by raoulpat

Happy birthday, Walt Whitman! Born May 31, 1819 From the Calamus cluster of Leaves of Grass, 1891, by Walt Whitman #waltwhitman #lgbtpoets #lgbtamericanpoets #19centuryamericanpoets #gaypoetry #calligraphy #blacklettercalligraphy #texturacalligraphy #drmartinsbleedproofwhiteink #cansonmiteintespaper #winsornewtongouache #goldleaf 

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Juegas todos los días

Posted on May 26, 2025 by raoulpat

From Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada, 1924, by Pablo Neruda. Published in 1924, this collection of poems, Neruda’s first and most well-known, made a name for him. It created a stir because of its eroticism, all the … Continue reading →

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There Once Was a Brash Billionaire

Posted on April 28, 2025 by raoulpat

There once was a brash billionairewho couldn’t afford decent hair.Vexed voters agreed:“We’re a nation in need!”But toupée the price, do we dare? 2020, by Michael R. Burch

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Raphael

Posted on August 8, 2021 by raoulpat

Extrait du Paradis Perdu, John Milton, traduction de François-René de Chateaubriand, 1861.Pour le fils de ma nièce. Publié dans le Speedball Textbook, 25ème Edition.

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Il Canzoniere, Poem 4

Posted on April 15, 2019 by raoulpat

The Renaissance poet Petrarch, one of the earliest humanists, wrote Il Canzoniere (The Songbook) in the vernacular Italian. Many of the poems in this collection were dedicated to Laura, whom he allegedly met on 6 April 1327. This excerpt from … Continue reading →

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I Remember Sky

Posted on November 29, 2018 by raoulpat

This song by Stephen Sondheim has always moved me. But given the recent wildfires that have obscured the sky of Northern California, the lyrics are particularly appropriate.

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Te Quiero Verde

Posted on November 11, 2018 by raoulpat

Verde que te quiero verde. Verde viento. Verdes ramas. El barco sobre la mar y el caballo en la montaña. Con la sombra en la cintura ella sueña en su baranda, verde carne, pelo verde, con ojos de fría plata. … Continue reading →

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El Amor Duerme en el Pecho del Poeta

Posted on July 12, 2018 by raoulpat

In 1984, ABC brought to light the love sonnets of Federico García Lorca, making quite a stir. The sonnet The Beloved Sleeps on the Poet’s Breast, the next to the last in the series Sonnets of Dark Love, is the … Continue reading →

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