I am the purveyor of hell, penitentiaries, hospitals. I have nothing in common with the fairies of the pastĪlone, I will kill France, the present is dead,īut me, I kill the future and in family I destroy The following are all excerpts from the book "Wormwood A Drama of Paris" (1890). Turn and spin the fabric of men and women, Of the Lord's judgement to roast my naked soul.Īh! How the tangled spindles of the streets The green gem of absinthe deep in the glass Where taxis roll by like bewildered beetles.īut they roll less than in my whirling head Of a blue dusk which belongs neither here nor on earth Lost shells stranded on the stellar shores "There will always be whores on street corners, " Verlaine Drinks (English translation of Verlaine Boit) La pierre verte de l'absinthe au fond du verre,Ī venir du Seigneur pour calciner mon âme nue.Īh! Qu'ils tournent les fuseaux mêles des ruesĮt filent l'entrelacs des hommes et des femmesĪinsi qu'une araignée qui tisserait sa trameĪvec les filaments des âmes reconnues. Où roulent des cabs aux élytres éperdues.Įt roulent moins que dans ma tête confondue "Il y aura toujours des grues au coin des rues,Ĭoquillages perdus sue les grèves stellairesĭu soir bleu qui n'est pas d'ici ni de la terre, Below are both the original poem in French and an English translation. Between 1926-1928 Artaud also ran the Alfred Jarry theatre where he directed plays by, among others, August Strindberg. The poem Verlaine Boit was published in 1921. In the early 1920's Antonin Artaud was very much influenced by the great French poets Verlaine, Mallarmé and Rimbaud. Please note that all images and texts contained on this page are subject to copyright and may not be used without the written permission of or the respective owners. Use the links in the list of authors below to jump directly to their works. Here is a small collection of poems that reference absinthe. Poems about absinthe will probably exist in all times but the best ones will likely remain the ones written during the Belle Epoque. Poems, quotes and excerpts from books by authors from Sweden, France, England and more. Some of them I have collected here in this section of the site. The more one digs for it the more one finds. If you are a Woody Scent lover, This is a must try.Several poems about or referencing absinthe exist all over the world. I absolutely love it, and I think it is a 5 stars on both Men & Women. Also, it may grow to you too if you find it hard to recognize at the first encounter. it doesn't remind you of anything you may have worn before. and doesn't cross line with any conventional fragrance. I can imagine this Perfume is not for everyone, but perhaps some may truly enjoy it and treasure it. The dry down is quite creamy and often with sparkles of sweetness that pleasantly keep your company or yourselves want to get closer. It is earthy, woody, and creamy in some way, and in times it reminds you of a nice walk in the forest. Nasomatto Absinth is really a GEM and it LAST and LAST. For the right man, he is earthy, romantic, sexy. For the right woman she is independent, confident and Sensuous. ABSOLUTELY UNDENIABLY unique, comforting, and sexy with the right outfit.
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