Poetry is the language of a state of crisis. - Stéphane Mallarmé

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Poetry is the language of a state of crisis.

Stéphane Mallarmé

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About Stéphane Mallarmé

Stéphane Mallarmé (March 18 1842 – September 9 1898), born Étienne Mallarmé, was a poet and critic. He was a major French symbolist poet, and his work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th century, such as Dadaism, Surrealism, and Futurism.

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Alternative Names: Stephane Mallarme • Steph. Mallarme • Etienne Mallarmé • Etienne Mallarme • Mallarmé • Étienne Mallarmé

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Ce n'est pas avec des idées qu'on fait des vers, c'est avec des mots.

To define is to kill. To suggest is to create.

The onyx of her pure nails offered high, Lampadephore at midnight, Anguish bears Many a twilight dream the Phoenix burned To ashes gathered by no amphora.