Martinique, France: How is this my window?
Martinique: As a voyager poet in France, my goal is to travel often where French is spoken. This poem recognizes a new space with the astonishment of time-travel.
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04, 2024
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11, 2021
Poetry at the piscine – Part 3/3
One day... I noticed a small square of graph paper taped to Pool Keeper’s ticket window. The handwritten lines indicated a verse of poetry followed by the words “Identifiez le poète et obtenez une entrée gratuite.” If you guessed correctly, you would receive a free pass for the day.
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09, 2021
French 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.
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05, 2021
Boost your French with creative writing activities: Best for Advanced & Intermediate French learners
Big rewards from creative activities in French language learning often require letting go of traditional ideas
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04, 2021
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 Royal in Paris
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02, 2021
Paul Éluard: the French freedom poet
Paul Éluard was a French poet, one of the founders of the surrealist movement...
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07, 2020
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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11, 2018
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 2018 book club,
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10, 2017
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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05, 2017
A guide to the Paris of Baudelaire: Paris change
See Paris through the eyes of a poet! Follow the footsteps of Baudelaire who often wrote poetry about Paris.
