mark young's Series Magritte

an on-going series of poems inspired by the great Belgian painter

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

#562 Waking Windows

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( A Tom Beckett Title ) Judging by the size of the promotional photos, Palehound & Cut Worms are the headline acts at this year's ...
Sunday, September 14, 2025

Three poems from Series Magritte at YouTube

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via The Continental Review Read by Miia Toivio & with graphics by Marko Niemi
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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

#561 La Clef de Songes

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We dance. Either by moon- or candlelight. We dance, The snow be- gins to fall. I put on my bowler hat, you make sure your shoes are on t...
Thursday, July 24, 2025

#560 Self-portrait (1923)

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In the 1920s, the bowler hat was everywhere. But here, no sign of it. Still some years to go before it featured in his work, appearing firs...

#559 L'éternité (2)

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Dante, Christ, & a wheel of butter in the middle. I doubt that any of these would keep me happy for eternity, not unless there was som...
Wednesday, July 09, 2025

#558 Le Chant des Sirènes

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Now that he has reached the beach, he no longer needs the candle to show the way. The sea has called to him — no, not the sea, but the ...
Sunday, June 29, 2025

#557 The Rights of Man (2)

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So many internal refer- ences — that euphonium on fire; a meteorite, though not suspended but resting on the ground; a cloaked cicerone; the...
Monday, June 23, 2025

#556 Dawn in the Antipodes

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If a statement appears monstrous but you do not know that it is false, listen, but do not question its vera- city. What misleads us is th...
Saturday, June 21, 2025

#555 Parmi les Bosquets légers

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A final resting place for your loved one with maximal light in mind begins with a fellowship meal pre- pared by members of the church ...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

#554 Les Deux Soeurs (1925)

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The name the same as the few years earlier de Chirico . Different subjects, though the two pairs have a commonality. Both portrayed as...
Saturday, May 17, 2025

#553 Le Double Vue

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He is standing in front of a forest. He is wearing a bowler hat, holding a rose in his hand. Those aspects have been used before, but no...
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