Easy French Poetry (French Today)

Easy French Poetry (French Today)

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...

Episodes

October 17, 2011 6 mins
Ce poème est écrit en Alexandrins, donc le rythme est très important,...
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À l'écart du mouvement surréaliste, la poésie de Supervielle est humaine, souvent inspirée par le monde qui nous entourre et la nature.
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February 14, 2011 4 mins
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...
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Paul Valéry croit que la poésie possède un pouvoir émotionnel qui peut être presque magique...
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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....
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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.
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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.
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This fable tells a great story about a reed (which represent the people) and an all-mighty oak (representing the king)...
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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..
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March 9, 2009 7 mins
This is a sensual, yet very deep poem from Voltaire, 18th century.
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October 28, 2008 5 mins
Aujourd'hui, je vais vous lire un poème de Théophile Gautier, qui s’intitule “Carmen”.
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August 5, 2008 18 mins
"Le Niagara" by Louis Fréchette
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June 18, 2008 6 mins
Poème "Sur Une Morte" d'Alfred de Musset
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February 25, 2008 22 mins
"Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis" et "Épitaphe", ou "Ballade des Pendus".
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January 9, 2008 14 mins
Simple reading of "La Feuille Blanche" de Paul Valéry
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Simple reading of "La Laitière et le Pot au Lait" de Jean de La Fontaine
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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.
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