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Quotes from Art poétique", from Jadis et naguère — Paul Verlaine

1844–1896 France

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You must let your poems ride their luck
On the back of the sharp morning air
Touched with the fragrance of mint and thyme…
And everything else is LIT-RIT-CHER.

Art poétique", from Jadis et naguère (1884)

Pas la Couleur, rien que la nuance!

Art poétique", from Jadis et naguère (1884)

Let's hear the music first and foremost,
And that means no more one-two-one-twos…
Something more vague instead, something lighter
Dissolving in air, weightless as air.
When you choose your words, no need to search
In strict dictionaries for pinpoint
Definitions. Better the subtle
And heady Songs of Imprecision.

Art poétique", from Jadis et naguère (1884)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Paul Verlaine (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.