Before Wisdom - The Early Poems - Paul Verlaine Shara Hughes bordered by an abyss on

bordered by an abyss on one side and an impossibly high wall on the other

but after a call from Seigow Matsuoka at Kousakusha in Tokyo

Generously illustrated with full-color plates

and diverse sculptural output

or The Dandyism of the Poor by Hugo Ball

Before Wisdom - The Early Poems - Paul Verlaine Shara Hughes bordered by an abyss onBefore Wisdom The Early Poems Paul Verlaine, translated by Keith Waldrop & K. A. Hays ISBN 9781954218123 120 page paperback published in 2023 by World Poetry Books *** "These remarkable versions of Verlaines early work offer a much welcome window into the range of his art: his erotic fixations, his chimeras, his alternating exaltation and despair, and, of course, his lyricism." Michael Palmer A selection from the legendary French poet Paul Verlaines