Happy International Poetry Day to all of you! You're new to poetry or French Literature and you want to discover it? Here are a few French poetry books that you will very probably like! Trust me: I'm a French reader with a Master's in Literature from...
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Poètes maudits - doomed poets
Négritude literary movement
Poetry games
Middle Ages
Others
Poètes maudits - doomed poets
Baudelaire transform mud into gold, according to himself. If you like dark mood as much as I, you'll love this book!
The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire, Paperback
He's young, he's gay, he's incredible talented, say hello to Rimbaud! One of my favorite French poets.
A Season in Hell by Arthur Rimbaud, Paperback
I had to include the king of French literature in this list! His poetry is about grief, and it's music talked to me.
Poetry, eBooks & NOOK, Victor Hugo
I love the dark humour of this poet!
Les Amours jaunes by Tristan Corbière | eBook
He's the creator of prose poetry. I love the dark twist of his texts!
Aloysius Bertrand's Gaspard de la Nuit Beyond the Prose Poem
Paul Verlaine is one of the most famous French poets. I love his pictural simplicity!
Paul Verlaine
Négritude literary movement
If you're like me and you enjoy an engaged literature, this poet is perfect for you!
The Collected Poetry by Aime Cesaire, Paperback
Senghor is one of those poets who use langage to fight injustice. If you love engaged literature as much as I, you must read his poems!
Ce que je crois by Léopold Sédar Senghor | eBook
Poetry games
Those poems are a game: the took the form of their subjects. And I love playing!
Calligrammes by Guillaume Apollinaire, Paperback
This poet is easy to understand, and funny. I was able to focus on the melody of the text rather than its meaning!
Essential Poems & Writings of Robert Desnos|Paperback
I love this poet! He's easily accessible, easy to understand but still very melodic.
Jacques Prevert - Poems by the Famous Poet
Middle Ages
A woman of the Middle Ages who wrote about extraordinary women.
Oeuvres Poétiques - I by Christine de Pisan | eBook
Another woman from the Middle Age! Usually I don't like poetry from this period, but here it works. The love-stories are beautifully described!
The Lays of Marie de France|Hardcover
Others
Marguerite Yourcenar is my favorite French writer, and she should be yours too.
Fires by Marguerite Yourcenar, Paperback
If you love romance, you'll love Louis Aragon's poetry! It always moved me.
Paris Peasant by Louis Aragon, Paperback
A contemporary writer. I love the melody of his poems!
Philippe Jaccottet, une poésie de l'incertitude et de la fragilité
