Stephane Mallarme — French Poet died on December 30, 1898

Stéphane Mallarmé, whose real name was Étienne Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic. He was a major French symbolist poet, and his work anticipated and inspired several revolutionary artistic schools of the early 20th century, such as Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, and Surrealism... (wikipedia)

Every soul is a melody which needs renewing.
Dreams have as much influence as actions.
In reading, a lonely quiet concert is given to our minds; all our mental faculties will be present in this symphonic exaltation.
The pure work implies the disappearance of the poet as speaker, who hands over to the words.
You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words.