Quote of the day
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
Jules Laforgue
Born: August 16, 1860
Died: August 20, 1887 (aged 27)
Bio: Jules Laforgue was a Franco-Uruguayan poet, often referred to as a Symbolist poet. Critics and commentators have also pointed to Impressionism as a direct influence and his poetry has been called "part-symbolist, part-impressionist".
Known for:
- Moral Tales
- Poems of Jules Laforgue
- Jules Laforgue Selected Poems
- Patrick Caulfield
- Essential Poems and Prose of Jules Laforgue