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Easy French Poetry (French Today)

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Bonjour à tous and welcome to Easy French Poetry where I read some of the most Classic French Poems. I will read them twice: once slowly - so you may repeat after me - and once at a more natural reading pace. I will sometimes also talk about the life of the author, explain the vocabulary or do an analysis of the text using simple, everyday French. You will find the full text of the poems accompanied by the audio on my website FrenchToday.com as well as much more audio material such as The Easy French Poetry Readings and Analysis series, Classic French Tales, French Verb Drills, reachable audio novels...
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Episodes

"Les Colchiques" de Guillaume Appollinaire

Poète et théoricien de l'Esprit nouveau, ses oeuvres annoncent déjà surréalisme. Dans ce poème, la femme est associée à une fleur des champs, la colchique. Mais la colchique est vénéneuse, c'est donc un poison...

Feb 14, 2011•5 min

"L'Abeille" de Paul Valéry

Paul Valéry croit que la poésie possède un pouvoir émotionnel qui peut être presque magique...

Aug 20, 2010

"À Une Passante" de Charles Baudelaire

Au milieu d’une rue étourdissante, le poète croise du regard une femme qui passe et il est ébloui par sa beauté et sa noblesse. Quand elle disparaît tout à coup dans la foule, il devient découragé....

May 20, 2010

"Le Paresseux" de Marc Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant

This poem in middle French, from the 17th century, is an hymn to indolence. Saint-Amant was a libertin poet, who enjoyed all the pleasures of life, liked to eat, drink, smoke and rest, as depicted in this poem.

May 01, 2010

"De la Jeune Dame Qui A Vieil Mary" de Clément Marot

In this 16th century poem written in old French, a young woman is being married to an older man. She shares with us her attempts to seduce her husband, her torments and the decision she finally takes.

Mar 15, 2010•4 min

"La Maison Du Berger" d'Alfred de Vigny

This 19th century poem, 336 verse long, is in fact very philosophical and talks about the human condition. Written in Alexandrines, the poet entices a woman (Èva) to leave urban life, and live in Nature (considered as God's creation) which fascinates him as much as it disgusts him..

Jun 01, 2009•9 min

"Le Corbeau et Le Renard" - with Full Analysis

This is a French as a second language Podcast, using poetry as a topic for discussion using everyday conversational French. Go to www.frenchtoday.com for more info on how to use this podcast according to your level.

Feb 20, 2006•24 min
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