Raoul Ponchon

Ponchon, Muse gaillarde frontispice, ed. 1939

Raoul Ponchon (born 30 December 1848 in La Roche-sur-Yon, France, died 3 December 1937 in Paris, France) was a French poet. A friend of Arthur Rimbaud, he was one of only "seven known recipients" of the first edition of A Season in Hell.[1] He was a contributor to the satirical weekly Le Courrier français.

  1. ^ Robb (2000), p. 233: Rimbaud gave the others to his mother, Paul Verlaine, Ernest Delahaye, Jean-Louis Forain, Jean Richepin and Ernest Millot.