Illuminations (poetry collection) Illuminations (poetry collection) Illuminations is an uncompleted suite of prose poems by the French poet Arthur Rimbaud, first published partially in "", a Paris literary review, in May–June 1886. The texts were reprinted in book form in October 1886 by Les publications de La Vogue under the title "Les Illuminations" proposed by the poet Paul Verlaine, Rimbaud's former lover. In his preface, Verlaine explained that the title was based on the English word "illuminations", in the sense of coloured plates, and a sub-title that Rimbaud had already given the work. Verlaine dated its composition between 1873 and 1875. Rimbaud wrote
Poet in the City composer Martin Suckling and scientists to create new work inspired by the PETMEM (Piezoelectronic Transduction Memory Device) technology, which premiered on 15 October 2017 as part of BBC Radio 3's Memory Weekender at the Wellcome Collection, and was then performed to a live audience at Kings Place in January 2018 as part of its Time Unwrapped season. In partnership with the Francis Crick Institute, Poet in the City worked with poet Sarah Howe and sound artist Chu-Li Shewring to create a piece around an exciting new development in exploring scientific patterns to learn more about the human biology. Launched in