Understandably, a poets life and circumstances will affect his poetry, as poetry often speaks of experience or feelings generated by those experiences. The 19th Century, French poet Rimbaud, led a most unorthodox life. He was a homosexual, extremely antireligious and opinionated to say the least. His poetry is much like his life, that is, it is often unorthodox. ARTHUR RIMBAUD 1854-1891. BIOGRAPHY Jean Nicholas Arthur Rimbaud was born October 24, 1854 in Chareleville, France. His father, Frederic …showed first 75 words of 2683 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2683 total…as well the constraints of French society. His unorthodox lifestyle was mirrored in his writing style. Perhaps it was the passionate ‘living out’ of his art that inspired and influenced many others, from rock icons Jim Morisson and Patti Smith, to Australian painter Brett Whitely. Rimbaud’s challenging of the traditional ideals of beauty was more akin to the twentieth century. In this way, it can be said that he was ahead of his time.