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The first poem in this collection is after Caravaggio's painting, Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness http://www.nelson-atkins.org/collections/iscroll-objectview.cfm?id=1130. I used a nice, Italian leather-bound journal in which to pencil in my poetry while observing the art in the gallery. Caravaggio's depiction of the Saint as a robust, nearly naked youth brooding in the wilderness easily inspired a contemplative poem.
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