Renee Vivien — British Poet born on June 11, 1877, died on November 18, 1909

Renée Vivien, born Pauline Mary Tarn, was a British poet who wrote in the French language. She took to heart all the mannerisms of Parnassianism and of Symbolism, as one of the last poets to claim allegiance to the school. Her compositions include sonnets, hendecasyllabic verse, and prose poetry... (wikipedia)

I am a mediocre being, a bit cunning.
I have no right to beauty. I had been condemned to masculine ugliness.
I detest heavy perfume and shrill voices.
What matters to us, the judgment of men? What have we to doubt, since we are pure before life?