Jean-Michel Folon<\/a>, a Belgian artist, illustrated brilliantly, in bright color form, the desolate voids of 20th century cities and their inhabitants.<\/p>\nThis blank verse entitled “A Political Urban Legacy” was influenced by Jean-Michel’s graphics. He is best known for his illustrations of Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis.”<\/p>\n
A Political Urban Legacy<\/strong><\/p>\nBureaucratic-honed streets of emptiness, where, in angst silence,<\/p>\n
most pass each other by.<\/p>\n
Elongated spaces, rimmed by offish, impermeable concrete erections.<\/p>\n
Looming Parnassus like, these structures dampen the hum<\/p>\n
of moving toxic engines.<\/p>\n
Everywhere, separation intoned.<\/p>\n
Strangers all, to all<\/p>\n
A Nietzeschian fear embalmed.<\/p>\n
A Zeitgeist Nihilism embraced.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
As light and evening to dusk fades<\/p>\n
Hear now a cry! A muffled shriek!<\/p>\n
A loud reverberating booming sound<\/p>\n
Screeching, skidding wheels,<\/p>\n
A distant siren, wailing.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Notated; another victim.<\/p>\n
Yet roaming still at large unfettered — marauders,<\/p>\n
Meantime, laconic officials<\/p>\n
In catatonic mien, sleep unperturbed — indifferent.<\/p>\n
Joe O’Donoghue, June 24, 2008<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Joe O’Donoghue June 25, 2008 The late Jean-Michel Folon, a Belgian artist, illustrated brilliantly, in bright color form, the desolate voids of 20th century cities and their inhabitants. This blank verse entitled “A Political…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6413,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[257,18,19,17],"tags":[995],"class_list":["post-610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-and-entertainment","category-culture","category-opinion","category-politics","tag-joe-odonoghue"],"yoast_head":"\n
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