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 Lore in translation the work of writers from Asia, South America, and the Middle East. In its early decades, the magazine featured poetry by such luminaries as Rabindranath Tagore, Frederic Mistral, Rainier Maria Rilke, Stephane Mallarmé, and Paul Verlaine. The first translation of Chekhov's "The Seagull" appeared in its pages. The Writer's Center, a literary non-profit based near Washington, DC, currently publishes "Poet Lore" in semi-annual installments, featuring poetry by established writers side by side with those just breaking into print. "Poet Lore" also publishes essays of interest to poets and readers, as well as reviews of new books of poetry.