raoulpat.bsky.social
@raoulpat.bsky.social
Fell in love with calligraphy in 2009 and haven't put my pen down since.
For examples of my work, see www.CalligraphybyRaoul.com.
Happy birthday, Walt Whitman!
Born May 31, 1819
From the Calamus cluster of Leaves of Grass, 1891, by Walt Whitman
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June 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
From Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada, 1924, by Pablo Neruda.

Published in 1924, this collection of poems, Neruda’s first and most well-known, made a name for him. It created a stir because of its eroticism, all the more surprising given that Neruda was only 19 at the time.
May 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The power of the people is greater than the people in power.
From the record-breaking Senate speech that Cory Booker made on April 1, 2025.
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May 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This excerpt from the Book of Revelations, with its destructive monster being given complete control over mankind is frighteningly appropriate today …
Revelation 13.5-8
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May 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
2020, by Michael R Burch
There once was a brash billionaire
who couldn't afford decent hair.
Vexed voters agreed:
"We're a nation in need!"
But toupée the price, do we dare?
April 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Beginning of the speech given by Député Claude Malhuret before the French Assemblée Nationale on 5 Mar 2025.
See my website for more information: calligraphybyraoul.com/2025/03/31/a...
April 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM