Wild Lives of Famous Poets

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. This poet abandoned his writng at approximately age 20, moving on to adventures in Africa (and other places). Mallarme Valery Rimbaud Baudelaire

2. This poet tried to shoot one of his fellow poets - a man for whom he had abandoned his wife. Mallarme Verlaine Valery Nerval

3. This author was an almost certain suicide by hanging. Mallarme Verlaine Nerval Rimbaud

4. This poet lived the wild life, despite some earlier training to become a priest. Rimbaud Baudelaire Valery Verlaine

5. This poet endured the death of his fiancee at an early age. Holderlin Heine Novalis Rilke

6. This poet underwent Jungian analysis in an attempt to resolve some of his profound personal problems. Heine Novalis Hesse Rilke

7. This poet struggled somewhat in life due to his Jewish family background. Heine Holderlin Novalis Hesse

8. This poet was raised as a girl for several years. Novalis Rilke Hesse Holderlin

9. This author apparently had a pet lobster. Heine Novalis Verlaine Nerval

10. Which author states that "stupidity, delusion, selfishness and lust torment our bodies and poison our minds"? Rimbaud Rilke Baudelaire Hesse