Paul Éluard: the French freedom poet
Paul Éluard was a French poet, one of the founders of the surrealist movement...
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Poetry paradise at the Palais Royal: Weekday wandering in Paris
Immersed in Poetry...What better way to spend a glorious spring morning than at the Palais…
MyFrenchLife™ French Book Club: Charles Baudelaire, Les fleurs du Mal – November 2018
Let's delve into the exceptional mind of Baudelaire through his poetry as we continue our…
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The Paris of Charles Baudelaire: a guide - 150 years on including podcast
Let's delve deeper into 19th century Paris as witnessed by Charles Baudelaire himself.
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A guide to the Paris of Baudelaire: Paris change
See Paris through the eyes of a poet! Follow the footsteps of Baudelaire who often…
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World War I: remembering the fallen soldiers
Why was the death toll for French soldiers so much greater in WWI than WWII?
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Saint-Germain-des-Prés, le quartier général des artistes français - Part two
Après la Libération, Saint-Germain-des-Prés se met au jazz, à la chanson, au théâtre et sert…
Paris, FranceFrench Graphic Poetry: painting with words
Apollinaire (1880 –1918) was a well-known French poet, writer and art critic. He was one of the first artists to represent a new movement of visual art and literature - surrealism. The goal of this movement was to rise above the normal vision of the world and to reach its essence. France