From the troubadours of the Middle Ages to the titans of modern poetry, this anthology offers a comprehensive introduction to a rich and varied tradition of French Poetry. It features today’s rising stars alongside the great writers of past centuries, including La Fontaine, Villon, du Bellay, Christine de Pisan, Marguerite de Navarre, Louise Labé, Hugo, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Verlaine, Mallarmé, Apollinaire, and many more. Additionally, it includes representatives from the modern francophone world, featuring Lebanese, Tunisian, Senegalese, and Belgian poets such as Léopold Senghor, Vénus Khoury-Ghata, and Hédi Kaddour. The anthology also showcases notable translators, including renowned poet-translators like Ezra Pound, John Ashbery, Marianne Moore, and Derek Mahon, celebrating the splendours of French poetry.
