J.K. Frederick

I dwell in Possibility— A fairer House than Prose— …. —Emily Dickinson

“Nothing is better for the soul than to make another soul less sad.” — Paul Verlaine, tr. by C. F. MacIntyre, from 101 Poems; “Sagesses,” *** Kenji red morning glory

Head of Sorrow, Small Model (Tête de la Douleur, petit modèle) https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/111451

"Out of the ash I rise with my red hair And I eat men like air." ~ From Lady Lazarus by Sylvia Plath #Booksky

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major Op. 110 - Beth Levin, 2012 - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuNK...

Kenneth Rexroth again: Many women have said goodbye To me and someday we will say Goodbye also. At last the hands Unbraid themselves and the head turns Away taking the eyes and lips Away finally forever. The cords of the heart that were so Tightly knotted are untied.

This may be little comfort If you can’t afford New York But here’s a free bit of news That may not be news to you… www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/n...

Winslow Homer, "Autumn," oil on canvas, 1877; National Gallery of Art. #art #arte #modernart #portrait #portraitpainting #autumn #autumnleaves #fallleaves #winslowhomer #paintings #oilpainting #peintures #kunst #museum #artgallery

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a primary architect & driving force behind the organized movement that ultimately won American women the right to vote in 1920. She died on #OTD in 1902 & never got to vote in her lifetime. Because of her (and others), we can. #VOTE #WomensRights #WomensSuffrage

But by Monday I may be in the mood For company less sundry: A pumpkin solitude.

Camille Claudel by Auguste Rodin

Tonight here’s a sonata Posted by Ms. Levin. I figure a concert pianist has gotta Know when a piano piece is heaven.

Une femme à vélo… My Paris photo…

« La social-démocratie en France n’a pas pris la mesure du rejet qu’elle suscite ni de sa responsabilité dans la droitisation des valeurs »

Aletheia Beneath the Moon #Art #SynthArt #AnnaBArt #Being #Authenticity #Stillness #Reflection #Transcendence

Here TW is blue and tired “Of speech and action.” So what does he do? Writes a retraction… It’s just how art’s wired. It’s an act of speech That does not expire. So sing when you’re blue.

The search for love—along with the desire to understand why it can hurt so bad—has animated fiction for centuries. The Atlantic has chosen 50 titles, including "The Safekeep" by Yael van der Wouden, that stand out in the canon. See the full list here: theatln.tc/Hmxt5lTP

* Let Them Eat Art * So glad the folks in France Did not burn down the Louvre Just to prove They can still humiliate aristocrats. —JK #art #France

Good morning from Vermont. Crisp air, heavy mist, and that sharp autumn shift. Every blade of grass is wearing a coat of frost this morning, glittering like broken glass before the sun burns it off. I'm sipping my coffee grateful for the simple beauty around me. ☕️🌾✨ 📸 MFCarter

Full moon over Manhattan… Feeling kind of Vermont tonight… Falling leaves in bright moonlight… Sinatra in Paris… not Burlington… Just use your imagination. —JK youtu.be/6vxjOyvGEAs

Full moon over Manhattan… Feeling kind of Vermont tonight… Falling leaves in bright moonlight… Sinatra in Paris… not Burlington… Just use your imagination. —JK youtu.be/6vxjOyvGEAs

Lord Fred Is dead. It’s just me Instead. No more satire. I wear a more formal attire. —JKF

The rat traps emptied, the grain troughs filled. The distance between sheep shed and my own ice-melt dripping on the mat equals the diameter of moonlight squared on his face as he looks up and finds me again. —Nance Van Winckel with the #PoemOfTheDay https://bit.ly/4rukPFd

What is better than buttered toast? Nothing, not even whiskey. I don’t mean to boast But nobody butters toast Better than me. (Though Erika paints it Better than me.)

* Song * She looks at me. She looks away. What does she see To the left of me? She stares & will not say. I do not look away.

Take pity on the woman married… Her loneliness Is twice as harried.

Bonjour, Laurent. It’s #Caturday Between man & cat: détente. I hope you slept okay.

* George Eliot * Her name was Mary Ann Evans. But she called herself “George.” It gave her the status of a man Which made for a more “Delicious autumn” And every other season In years a woman hid her reason.

Leonard Cohen live in Paris. He was not embarrassed To apologize for his sins. So tonight I bring him in… —Lord 🎶 If I have been unkind I hope you can just let it go by… But I swear by this song And by all that I have done wrong I will make it all up to thee 🎶 youtu.be/zSJfNeHssCQ