Verlaine

American  

[ver-len] / vɛrˈlɛn /

noun

1. Paul 1844–96, French poet.

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Verlaine British  

/ vɛrlɛn /

noun

1. Paul (pɔl). 1844–96, French poet. His verse includes Poèmes saturniens (1866), Fêtes galantes (1869) and Romances sans paroles (1874). He was closely associated with Rimbaud and was a precursor of the symbolists

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Tom Verlaine of Television put Ms. Smith’s words to music and plays guitar on the track.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

I’ve settled on two bars: Verlaine, for its exceptional $8 lychee martinis during happy hour and Levant on Smith, for its artistry and chic martinis.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2025

Tom Verlaine, 73, the acclaimed vocalist-guitarist whose experimental art-rock band Television helped define the New York City punk scene in the ’70s, died Jan. 28.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

Verlaine fronted the singular New York band Television, with whom he made two of rock’s most acclaimed albums.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

The Paris of Manet, Monet, Degas, Whistler, Huysmans, Zola, Verlaine, and all the "new" men of 1880—what an unexplored vein he did work for the profit and delectation of the English-speaking world.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James