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Apollinaire: a new downloadable English translation of selected poems including poems from Alcools, Vitam Impendere Amori, and The Bestiary.
Guillaume Apollinaire is considered one of the most important literary figures of the early twentieth century. His brief career influenced the development of such artistic movements as Futurism, Cubism, Dadaism, and Surrealism, and the legend of his personality—bohemian artist, raconteur, gourmand,…
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Guillaume Apollinaire was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, and art critic. He is considered one of the most important figures in the early 20th-century avant-garde movement. Apollinaire's poetry was characterized by its experimental use of language , disregard for traditional poetic forms , and its engagement with the modern world.
Zone. Guillaume Apollinaire. 1880 –. 1918. At last you’re tired of this elderly world. Shepherdess O Eiffel Tower this morning the bridges are bleating. You’re fed up living with antiquity. Even the automobiles are antiques. Religion alone remains entirely new religion.
The Seasons. By Guillaume Apollinaire. Translated by Ron Padgett. It was a blessèd time we were at the beach. Go out early in the morning no shoes no hats no ties. And quick as a toad’s tongue can reach. Love wounded the hearts of the mad and the wise.
Poem for Lou. JSTOR and the Poetry Foundation are collaborating to digitize, preserve, and extend access to Poetry. December 1950 | Jeanne McGahey, Guillaume Apollinaire, William Burford, H. D., Randall Jarrell, Charles Knauber, Roy Marz, Henry Rago, Wallace Fowlie,….
Apollinaire's first collection of poetry was L'enchanteur pourrissant (1909), but Alcools (1913) established his reputation. The poems, influenced in part by the Symbolists , juxtapose the old and the new, combining traditional poetic forms with modern imagery.
