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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Example Sentences

There’s also an early version of “We Three,” the torch song she wrote with Tom Verlaine, which would later make it onto “Easter.”

From Salon

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

From The Wall Street Journal

It all started with a portrait of the poet Arthur Rimbaud, drawn in 1872 by his fellow writer and companion Paul Verlaine.

From New York Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

By then, Mr. Verlaine had adopted the surname of French symbolist poet Paul Verlaine, whom he said he had never read.

From Washington Post