Paul Verlaine
(1844-1896)

Died aged 51

Paul-Marie Verlaine (/vɛərˈlɛn/; French: [vɛʁlɛn(ə)]; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement and the Decadent movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.

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partner of Arthur Rimbaud 1872-73

Commemorated on 6 plaques

The French poets Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud lived here May - July 1873

8 Royal College Street, NW1, London, United Kingdom where they lived (1873)

"2 Westbourne Terrace" former St. Aloysius School. Paul-Marie Verlaine 1844-1896 the French symbolist poet, after two 'dolorous' years in Belgium and France and a year teaching happily in Lincolnshire, taught French and Latin here 1876-1877 and worshipped at the Sacred Heart in Bournemouth

Cadogan Hotel, 8 Poole Road, Bournemouth, United Kingdom where they taught (1876-1877)

Ici s'elevait l'hotel "A La Ville de Courtrai" ou, le 10 Juillet 1873, Paul Verlaine blessa Arthur Rimbaud d'un coup de revolver

English translation: Here stood the hotel "A La Ville de Courtrai" where on July 10, 1873 Paul Verlaine wounded Arthur Rimbaud with a revolver

Rue des Brasseurs, Brussels, Belgium where they stayed

Café Procope. Ici Procopio dei Coltelli fonda en 1686 le plus ancien café du monde et le plus célèbre centre de la vie littéraire et philosophique au 18e et au 19e siècles. Il fut fréquenté par La Fontaine, Voltaire, les Encyclopédistes, Benjamin Franklin, Danton, Marat, Robespierre, Napoléon Bonaparte, Balzac, Victor Hugo, Gambetta, Verlaine et Anatole France.

English translation: Café Procope. Here Procopio dei Coltelli founded in 1686 the oldest café in the world and the most famous center of philosophical and literary life in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was visited by La Fontaine, Voltaire, Les Encyclopédistes, Benjamin Franklin, Danton, Marat, Robespierre, Napoléon Bonaparte, Balzac, Victor Hugo, Gambetta, Verlaine and Anatole France.

13 rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, Paris, France where they visited

De Mars 1889 à Décembre 1894 le poète Paul Verlaine a fréquenté cet hôtel.

English translation: From March 1889 to December 1894 the poet Paul Verlaine visited this hotel. [AWS Translate]

4 rue Vaugirard, Paris, France where they visited (1889-1894)

Ici vécut Paul Verlaine de 1851 à 1865

English translation: Here lived Paul Verlaine from 1851 to 1865

10 Rue Nollet, Paris, France where they lived (1851-1865)