 In 1905 Francis Jammes, influenced by the poet Paul Claudel with whom he became close, converted to Catholicism (in actuality a return to being a practicing Catholic) and his poetry became more austere and occasionally more dogmatic.In the eyes of Parisian literary circles, Francis Jammes was generally considered a solitary provincial who chose to live a life of retreat in his mountainous Pyrenees, and his poems never became entirely fashionable.The author sought nomination to the Académie française several times, but was never elected.