Raoul Ponchon

Raoul Ponchon (born December 30, 1848 in La Roche-sur-Yon, France, died December 3, 1937 in Paris, France) was a French poet. A friend of Arthur Rimbaud, he was one of only "seven known recipients" of the first edition of A Season in Hell.[1] He was a contributor to the satirical weekly Le Courrier français.

Ponchon, Muse gaillarde frontispice, ed. 1939

See also

References

  1. Robb (2000), p. 233: Rimbaud gave the others to his mother, Paul Verlaine, Ernest Delahaye, Jean-Louis Forain, Jean Richepin and Ernest Millot.

Sources

  • Robb, Graham (2000), Rimbaud, New York: W.W. Norton & Co, ISBN 978-0330482820CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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