I lay my head on your young breast still hammering from our latest kisses. In the calm after that sweet tempest, let me drift off as you drowse.

-Paul Verlaine

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Romances Without Words / In Solitary

The First Ever Translation into English of

The Complete Original Prison Text In Solitary

Brought together in the single volume, these books show the course of Verlaine’s affair with Author Rimbaud, both the positives and the negatives. Romances Without Words is dedicated to Rimbaud and In Solitary moves through the relationship to its end.

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Poetry Book Launch Event Come Hear the Music of Poetry

18 April 2026 6pm - 7pm

Rose City Book Pub

1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR

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Paul Verlaine is the Father of Symbolism and Beckett brings his poems into our modern world while staying true to the original texts.