CHARLES BAUDELAIRE --- POEMS IN PROSE --- Poems translated by Arthur Symons --- Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a celebrated 19th century French poet, author of the famous Flowers of Evil poetic sequence, first published in 1857. Baudelaire is a poet's poet par excellence, a brilliant craftsman who produced some of the finest poems in the French language. Baudelaire was known as a dandy who led a bohemian lifestyle, he knew many of the artists of the era (Manet, Nadar, Delacroix, and Gautier). Baudelaire's influence on subsequent poets and artists has been immense. This edition of Baudelaire's prose poems is a selection by British author Arthur Symons. The book includes two introductions to Baudelaire. --- With the French text of Baudelaire's poetry. Illustrated. 88 pages. Paperback, with a full colour cover.www.crmoon.com