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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Livingston Press Releases
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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