Easy French Poetry (French Today)
Summary: 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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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..
This is a sensual, yet very deep poem from Voltaire, 18th century.
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.
Aujourd'hui, je vais vous lire un poème de Théophile Gautier, qui s’intitule “Carmen”.
Le poème "Le lac" est une réflexion sur le temps en rapport avec un amour qui semble fini pour toujours.
Slow and fast readings of Stèphane Mallarmé's poems
"Le Niagara" by Louis Fréchette - Slow reading, author's life, analysis and fast reading.
Poème "Sur Une Morte" d'Alfred de Musset
Poèmes de Charles d’Orléans "Le Temps A Laissé Son Manteau"
"Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis" et "Épitaphe", ou "Ballade des Pendus".
Simple reading of "La Feuille Blanche" de Paul Valéry
Simple reading of "La Chevelure" de Charles Baudelaire
Simple reading of "La Laitière et le Pot au Lait" de Jean de La Fontaine
Simple reading of Alfred de Musset's poem "Tristesse".
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.
