Verlaine by Bliss Carman (1912)
A poem about the French poet Paul Verlaine, exploring his life and work through a series of vignettes and imagistic language.
By Bliss Carman · First published 1912 · Genre: Poetry, Biography · 178 words
First lines
Avid of life and love, insatiate vagabond, / With quest too furious for the graal he would have won, / He flung himself at the eternal sky, as one / Wrenching his chains but impotent to burst the bond.
Yet under the revolt, the revel, the despond, / What pools of innocence, what crystal benison! / As through a riven mist that glowers in the sun, / A stretch of God's blue calm glassed in a virgin pond.
Prowler of obscene streets that riot reek along, / And aisles with incense numb and gardens mad with rose, / Monastic cells and dreams of dim brocaded lawns,
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Bliss Carman
- Date: 1912 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Biography
- Length: 178 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Standard (8th-9th Grade)
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- Poetry — Bliss Carman's book 'Verlaine' is a poetic work revolving around themes and emotions expressed in poetry.
- Biography — The book presents a biographical portrayal of the French poet Paul Verlaine.
Tags
Poetry · Symbolism · Romanticism · Existentialism · Nature · Mythology · Fantasy · Surrealism · Dreams · Love · Loss · Longing