Paul Verlaine
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Country
France
Birth - Death
1844 - 1896
Occupation
Poet
Notable Achievements
Description
Symbolist poet, noted for 'Long Ago and Not So Long Ago' (1884). Inspiration for composers, including Faure and Debussy. Had a tempestuous relationship with poet Arthur Rimbaud. Declined into a period of alcoholism and drugs from which he died.
