Who is Paul Verlaine

Paul-Marie Verlaine (; French: [vɛʁlɛn(ə)]; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement and the Decadent movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.

Biography

Early life

Born in Metz, Verlaine was educated at the Lycée Impérial Bonaparte (now the Lycée Condorcet) in Paris and then took up a post in the civil service. He began writing poetry at an early age, and was initially influenced by the Parnassien movement and its leader, Leconte de Lisle. Verlaine's first published poem was published in 1863 in La Revue du progrès, a publication founded by poet Louis-Xavier de Ricard. Verlaine was a frequenter of the salon of the...
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Paul Verlaine Poems

• What Sayst Thou, Traveller, Of All Thou Saw'st Afar?
  What sayst thou, traveller, of all thou saw'st afar?
  On every tree hangs boredom, ripening to its fall,
  Didst gather it, thou smoking yon thy sad cigar,
  Black, casting an incongruous shadow on the wall?...
• Walcourt
  Briques et tuiles,
  O les charmants
  Petits asiles
  Pour les amants!...
• Voeu
  Ah! les oarystis! les premières maîtresses!
  L'or des cheveux, l'azur des yeux, la fleur des chairs,
  Et puis, parmi l'odeur des corps jeunes et chers,
  La spontanéité craintive des caresses!...
• Vers Pour être Calomnié
  A Charles Vignier.
  
  
  Ce jour je m'étais penché sur ton sommeil....
• Vendanges
  A Gorges Hall.
  
  
  Les choses qui chantent dans la tête...

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Paul Verlaine Quotes

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Comments about Paul Verlaine

• Verlainequotes: it was quite the read, especially this passage the agent added here: 'randou's former partner, the spy paul verlaine, perished in battle following his betrayal.' he really did lose his memories, huh? because as you can see, i am definitely not dead.
• Nathanfrancis__: "the poet is a madman lost in adventure." poems:
• Retrace92: happy birth paul verlaine
• Retrace92: paul verlaine killed three guards from order of the clock tower so it's possible that he'll appear on the manga's major timeline... agatha christie's arc...
• Tatasenkomana: happy birthday to paul verlaine who was born on this 30 march,rimbaud's dramatic partner lover and chuuya's so handsome desperate big brother,hoping for him to make his big official entrance soon in the manga as well as offering us his story on a storm bringer movie in big screen

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