Nature • Neo-Noir • Neo-Surrealism • Neurotica

Welcome to Nature • Neo-Noir • Neo-Surrealism • Neurotica: my first YouTube channel (f.k.a. Naturaleza). I'm an award-winning poet and a writer of short fiction. However, I never have had any interest in writing "the great American novel" because life is too short. Still, I do love reading novels as well as novellas, novelettes, poems and essays -- of various overlapping genres.

I'm a curious nature photographer, an aspiring video artist and an admirer of architecture. I believe the proven theory that music can heal the heart and mind, seduce the soul and change our world for the better.✨️

When not grounded in whatever reality is, I'm a lucid dreamer. Oftentimes my subconscious mind betrays me, and then my dreams insinuate themselves into multiple literary and audiovisual creations.




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Hear the name Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and you may think first of the Impressionism co-founder's lively paintings capturing social scenes; beautiful portraits; and lush landscapes. "Renoir Drawings," a traveling exhibition of more than a hundred of the beloved French artist's works on paper, currently is showing in New York City, at the Morgan Library & Museum (through February 8, 2026) and will move to Paris' 7e arrondissement at le Musée d'Orsay (March 17-July 5, 2026).

For more details on "Renoir Drawings" and about Renoir's beginnings as a graphic artist, please read the excellent CNN article linked below. Merci.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/style/pierre-auguste-renoir…

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Dynamic R&B singer-songwriter-musician D'Angelo died from pancreatic cancer today. He was only 51.

Rest in heavenly peace, D'ANGELO. 💔💫✨️🕊

https://youtu.be/Uon7iKGqqaA?si=86S4v...

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When I learned last night (Saturday, October 11, 2025), of the passing of my favorite post-1960s actress, Diane Keaton, I had completed the rewriting of a poem -- "The Flame with No Name" -- to capture the magic with which I originaIly had conceived it.

In an effort to "hold it together," I decided to recite the poem for the purpose of sharing it with those of you in this world who also are seeking a little escape. And no, it's not an autobiographical poem. Rather, my verse was inspired by lyrics on the bridge of Joni Mitchell's pop-jazz fusion song "Help Me" -- specifically the lines: "Go dance with the lady with the hole in her stockin' / Didn't it feel good?"

This Sunday morning, I'm dedicating my rewritten poem to the memory of Diane Keaton. Rest easy. ✨️💖

buymeacoffee.com/e7gbhxpswk/the-flame-no-name

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Not at all in order of importance (that's subjective anyway), not in sequential order of release, and certainly not a complete list of the GREAT ACTRESS Diane Keaton's films:

The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part III
Reds
Play It Again, Sam
Annie Hall
Manhattan
Sleeper
Interiors
Radio Days
Love and Death
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Baby Boom
Something's Got to Give
Marvin's Room
Crimes of the Heart
Darling Companion
The Other Sister
And So It Goes
Hanging Up
The Family Stone
Father of the Bride (remake)
Father of the Bride II
Book Club
The First Wives Club


Rest in eternal peace, Diane Keaton. (January 5, 1946 - October 11, 2025) 🎭💔😥💐💫🕊✨️

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"Help Me," by Joni Mitchell: singer-songwriter-musician-painter

https://youtu.be/otPQDEbVsc4?si=5LL2j...

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