The Encyclopedia Sonnetica

HMS Implacable

         HMS Implacable         “Because you loved me as it had to be.”            ~ Paul Verlaine in “To Arthur Rimbaud” We cherish thoughts of hearts and fate combined. We love the grand idea that lust is out Of our control like earthquakes.  Disinclined To judge...

Salvation and Damnation for a Flimsy Vampire

Salvation and Damnation for a Flimsy Vampire “Because you loved me as it had to be.” ~ Paul Verlaine in “To Arthur Rimbaud” We love the thought of love and fate combined. We love the grand idea that lust is out Of our control, like stormy waters mined By Nazis.  Maybe...

Smooth-cheeked Hooligan

Smooth-cheeked Hooligan In the Fall of 1879, Rimbaud  failed again; feverish, he returned to Roche. Delahaye, who went to see him, reported: “First I only recognised his so extraordinarily beautiful eyes – with a light blue iris surrounded by a darker ring...