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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This is a sensual, yet very deep poem from Voltaire, 18th century.

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Claudel is a magical poet, like Valery. Don't try to understand every single words, just let the images bring you to the ambiance of the past life he is sharing with us, and feel how some echo with your own experience.

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Aujourd'hui, je vais vous lire un poème de Théophile Gautier, qui s?intitule ?Carmen?.

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Le poème "Le lac" est une réflexion sur le temps en rapport avec un amour qui semble fini pour toujours.

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Slow and fast readings of Stèphane Mallarmé's poems

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"Le Niagara" by Louis Fréchette - Slow reading, author's life, analysis and fast reading.

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Poème "Sur Une Morte" d'Alfred de Musset

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Poèmes de Charles d?Orléans "Le Temps A Laissé Son Manteau"

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"Elle était déchaussée, elle était décoiffée" de Victor Hugo - Part 2

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"Elle était déchaussée, elle était décoiffée" de Victor Hugo - Part 1

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"Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis" et "Épitaphe", ou "Ballade des Pendus".

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Simple reading of "La Feuille Blanche" de Paul Valéry and "La Chevelure" de Charles Baudelaire

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Simple reading of "La Laitière et le Pot au Lait" de Jean de La Fontaine

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Simple reading of Alfred de Musset's poem "Tristesse".

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The French transcript of all the podcast are now available along with a full English translation. Listen to tips one how to work with these transcripts in this introduction.

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"Les Pas" part 2 of 2

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"Les Pas" part 1 of 2

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La Cigale et la Fourmi - 2 of 2

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La Cigale et la Fourmi - 1 of 2

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2nd Part of "Le Dormeur du Val" d'Arthur Rimbaud

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1st Part of "Le Dormeur du Val" d'Arthur Rimbaud

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2nd part of the analysis of the poem "le Pont Mirabeau" de Guillaume Apollinaire.

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1st part of the analysis of the poem "Le Pont Mirabeau" de Guillaume Apollinaire.

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Second part of the analysis of Baudelaire's poem "Parfum exotique", slow reading, Baudelaire's life, Poetic analysis, fast reading.

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First part of the analysis of Baudelaire's poem "Parfum exotique", slow reading of the poem, explanation.

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"Je vis, je meurs, je me brule et me noie? de Louise Labé

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Week 3 - Share my vacation in Provence as I take you to visit villages, markets and vineyards. Regular poetry podcast coming back soon!

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Week 2 - Share my vacation in Provence as I take you to visit villages, markets and vineyards.

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Share my vacation in Provence as I take you to visit villages, markets and vineyards.

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"Demain dès l'aube, à l'heure où blanchit la campagne". Explication du poème de Victor Hugo.

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Chant d'Automne de Verlaine. Line by line explanation, vocabulary, life of the author.

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2nd part of the analysis of the poem "Ode à Cassandre". Explanation of the poem's message, life of the author.

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First part of the poem "Ode à Cassandre". Line by line study and explanation of the vocabulary.

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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.learnfrenchinboston.com for more info on how to use this podcast according to your level.

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