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June 23, 2026July 26, 2026 William Eaton

A poem can’t be everything? C’est toujours une bonne idée d’être galant ? Una canción de Billie Holliday…

February 17, 2026July 26, 2026 William Eaton

I have been wounded (Et j’ai attendu, y la herida ha tardado en curarse)

Photos by William Eaton, taken in Normandy of an apparently female potato, patiently posing - August 2024

September 2, 2024July 26, 2026 William Eaton

Qu’est-ce qu’on attend pour être heureux ? What’s keeping us ¿para ser felices?

William Eaton photograph of white spray paint on tree bark; banks of the Seine, Paris, June 2104

July 2, 2024July 26, 2026 William Eaton

It was a losing hand, . . . mais pourrait quelqu’un l’avoir mieux jouée . . . ¿que yo?

May 3, 2023July 26, 2026 William Eaton

And what do they express? La courbe d’un sein doux? ¿Un dedo doblado?

Filmer est un droit, cropped from 2020 Bapoushoo, AFP, photo

March 29, 2023July 26, 2026 William Eaton

TV protest / Manifestation télévisée / Protesta televisada

Was this Kaitlin Lara, in dress - William Eaton, 2021

April 18, 2022July 26, 2026 William Eaton

I don’t think Jesus ever got this wet

May 30, 2013July 26, 2026 William Eaton

Dans le métro, morning rush

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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.

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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