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Tag: sonnet

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…

January 8, 2026May 21, 2026 William Eaton

Notes for a sonnet about naked imperialism and strangling one’s sexual partners

September 2, 2025June 3, 2026 William Eaton

In a real, Shakespearean sonnet, les trois premières strophes tienen cuatro versos

Yellow-lipped reverse side - William Eaton, 2023

November 14, 2023January 5, 2024 William Eaton

¿Escritura, Récompenses, Discontents?

Cut-out with orange head, Feb 2017, by William Eaton

November 30, 2018March 1, 2023 William Eaton

As far as I can tell, the latest sexual-harassment guidelines do not outlaw poetry

After David Park, Two Bathers, 1958 (SFMOMA), oil pastel drawing by William Eaton, 7 April 2018

April 17, 2018February 7, 2019 William Eaton

You know, we float better in salt water

Two gloves on vellum, superimposed, drawing by William Eaton, May 2017 (2) - high res, flipped

November 24, 2017January 12, 2025 William Eaton

Not these outward copies

Potato, garlic & lemon in odd colors, drawing by William Eaton, 2017

November 9, 2017February 23, 2026 William Eaton

By climate change our coffee beans are threatened

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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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