Basil Gentleman was born in 1986 in Quimperlé, France and educated at the prestigious Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris and the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in London.
Basil's poetry is influenced by classical poets such as Catullus, Ovid, Archilochus, Callimachus and Sappho as well as more modern poets like E. E. Cummings and Charles Bukowski.
as she steps out
of the blue waters
a thousand mysteries
dance all over her skin.
...
i saw you standing wearing a white gown
upon your head was a golden crown
and violet filled the room around you.
why watch the sunrise
...
i am the golden hero
fighting
slaying men
deep, where the battle rages
...
follow your heart my love
let it guide the way.
it will lead you beyond
the gates of mystery
...