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 pu...
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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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Bfiafibot: and i fell in love with a boy, it was kinda lame, he was rimbaud and i was paul verlaineLuluhlantakbot: rimbaud: happy birthday, paul. i'm glad you were born— and i'm so glad i got to meet you. verlaine: (crying. sobbing. throwing up)
Mellosque: i got jumpscared so bad because i thought mister mysterious was paul verlaine black no. 12 as soon as i realized this was rimbaud i held my breathe and tried to die
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Dennis Johnson: What is the origin of the quotation:
Peddler of dream-stuff, piping an empty tune
Fisher of shadows, ploughman of the moon.
It is quoted in Robert W. Service's autobiography, and an inspiration for the book's title..
I've done various searches without success.
Thanks.
