Article: Letters.

Paul Verlaine

To the Editors:

Regarding John Simon's recent review of my One Hundred and One Poems of Paul Verlaine (June 1999), I will begin by stating the obvious: few are the readers or authors who take him or his arrogant pronouncements seriously any more, if, indeed, they ever did. I will refrain from citing the many poets and translators of recognized stature whose very positive opinions of my work are so glaringly at odds with the negative one put forth by our criticaster. Nor will I take up the three Or four specific instances where he faults my aesthetic taste; he is, after all, entitled to his own.

What bemuses and amuses me, however, ...

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