About
French symbolist and decadent poet who is remembered for such works as Le Soleil Etait Encore Chaud and Une Saison en Enfer. His later works include Illuminations and Lettres.
Before Fame
After studying with a tutor who encouraged him to write poetry, he published his first poem in 1870.
Trivia
He died of bone cancer at the young age of thirty-seven.
Family Life
His brief affair with author Paul Verlaine ended when Verlaine bought a gun and fired shots at Rimbaud.
Associated With
Victor Hugo compared Rimbaud's work to that of William Shakespeare.
