Stuart Merrill

Stuart Merrill (1863-1915) was a American poet, born in Hampstead, New York, who wrote in the French language. He belonged to the Symbolist school. Educated in Paris, he became a student of Old French texts and was a great admirer of Algernon Charles Swinburne. His principal books of poetry were Les Gammes (1887). Les Fastes (1891), and Petits Poèmes d'Automne (1895).

Quotation:

Fume l'encens, veille l'amour,
Dans son lit bleu la vierge est morte;
Couve le feu, tombe le jour,
L'Ange, mes soeurs, frappe à la porte.

--- La Mystérieuse Chanson

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Selected poems (in French) Merrill, Stuart Merrill, Stuart Merrill

 

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