- Francis Viélé-Griffin
Francis Vielé-Griffin (
May 26 ,1864 –November 12 ,1937 ), was a French symbolist poet. He was born atNorfolk, Virginia , USA and was the son ofEgbert Ludoricus Vielé .Vielé-Griffin was educated in France and divided his time between Paris and
Touraine . His works include:*"Cueille d'avril" (1885)
*"Les Cygnes" (1887; new series, 1892)
*"La Chevauchée d'Yeldis" (1893)
*"Swanhilde", a dramatic poem (1894)
*"Laus Veneris" (1895), a volume of translations from Swinburne
*"Poèmes et Poésies" (1895), a collection containing much of his earlier work
*"Phocas le jardinier" (1898)
*"La Légende ailee de Wieland le Forgeron" (1899), a dramatic poem.Viélé-Griffin was a writer of "
vers libre " and founded the highly influential journal "Entretiens politiques et littéraires " (1890-92).----
External links
* [http://www.blackcatpoems.com/v/francis_viele_griffin.html Poems by Francis Vielé-Griffin]
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