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August 10, 2026August 6, 2026 William Eaton

Are all portraits self-portraits? (Tous les portraits sont-ils . . . ¿los autorretratos?)

Kandinsky gouache from "Dessin sans limite" exhibition, Grand Palais, Paris, 2025-26

March 2, 2026July 12, 2026 William Eaton

It may get to a point where there’s only one subject, or none (avec du français y d’español)

October 1, 2025July 30, 2026 William Eaton

Exhibition of William Eaton’s photographs – Bistrot des Campagnes, Montparnasse – Ven a ver y degustar

Publicity photo by Lucie Jansch of Robert Wilson's "Since I've Been Me" (based in Pessoa texts), 2024

December 17, 2024April 17, 2026 William Eaton

Meaning may not – Nous assurons notre santé mentale ¿al precio de malinterpretar nuestra situación?

mvla, mm 2 - William Eaton, 2023

September 28, 2023November 7, 2023 William Eaton

Art notes: seeing, courage, les fautes, la lucha

June 11, 2018January 12, 2025 William Eaton

Writing doesn’t have to involve running away

August 10, 2015August 5, 2026 William Eaton

In praise of copying

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What is This?

Now with more than 12,000 followers, anglophones, hispanohablantes y francophones. And this for posts which may at times be poetry, or not poetry at all.

The verdict of Google Bard: “Eaton is a thoughtful and insightful writer who explores a wide range of topics in his work. His blog is a must-read for anyone who is interested in contemporary literature and culture.”

The author is pleased, too, to have made a Best Essays list of Notable Essayists.

One long-time follower comments: “Beautiful writing . . . there is an electricity.” Another. “The most difficult (although rewarding) blog I know of.” A kind comment from November 2025: “I wish I could write as beautifully as you do!”

Meanwhile, this collection of poems, aphorisms, short and longer essays, stories, quotations . . . has been expanding and exploring since January 2012. (Hétéroclite = eclectic = diverso)

Almost all the writing, photography, drawing and painting is by William Eaton and © William Eaton. Work regularly registered with the United States Copyright Office (and with thanks to the Office’s expert staff!).

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