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prunedus's review
2.75
J’ai speedrun la lecture, trop male gazy pour moi, la femme pure et l’amour totalisant et unique franchement arff, toujours le même vocab trop usité (les étoiles le sommeil le cœur la bouche les seins me sortent par les yeux) ce qui fait qu’environ 70% des poèmes m’ont provoqué davantage une satiation sémantique ennuyeuse qu’autre chose. Trop de mots chargés symboliquement mis bout à bout, annulant leur puissance poétique, pas assez de trivial comme j’aime bref j’ai pas été emballée. Et puis vraiment arrêtons de petrarquiser !!!!
Sorry Paul mais en + t’as fait deux poèmes dédiés à Picasso c’est un non
Mais en dehors de ça certaines images cool, quelques beaux vers (“À moins que — s’il — sauf — excepté — / Je ne vous entends pas.”, “Le soleil aveuglant te tient lieu de miroir”, “L’espace entre les choses a la forme de mes paroles”) et poèmes (“Les petits justes. VII”, “Giorgio De Chirico”), et une hétérogénéité au niveau de la forme qui m’ont permis d’aller au bout de la lecture ! Je crache je crache mais je n’ai peut-être pas passé suffisamment de temps sur chaque poème pour en capter toutes les saveurs, j’entends. Mais je n’ai pas été touchée, et pour de la poésie c’est sad.
“La rivière”, mon poème préféré
Sorry Paul mais en + t’as fait deux poèmes dédiés à Picasso c’est un non
Mais en dehors de ça certaines images cool, quelques beaux vers (“À moins que — s’il — sauf — excepté — / Je ne vous entends pas.”, “Le soleil aveuglant te tient lieu de miroir”, “L’espace entre les choses a la forme de mes paroles”) et poèmes (“Les petits justes. VII”, “Giorgio De Chirico”), et une hétérogénéité au niveau de la forme qui m’ont permis d’aller au bout de la lecture ! Je crache je crache mais je n’ai peut-être pas passé suffisamment de temps sur chaque poème pour en capter toutes les saveurs, j’entends. Mais je n’ai pas été touchée, et pour de la poésie c’est sad.
“La rivière”, mon poème préféré
La rivière que j’ai sous la langue,
L’eau qu’on imagine pas, mon petit bateau,
Et, les rideaux baissés, parlons.
rockmeamadeus's review
4.0
What's a better introduction to surrealism than Eluard?
His poems are filled with imagery. Space, nature and their beauty are omnipresent in his writings, making them deeply visual. They celebrate love, melancholy, life, and always, beauty.
My favourite remains La Courbe de Tes Yeux, maybe one of the most vivid poems I've read. Space, day, senses, all of these themes flood this poem, making it colourful and unique.
One of my favourite French poetry collections and definitely a must-read.
His poems are filled with imagery. Space, nature and their beauty are omnipresent in his writings, making them deeply visual. They celebrate love, melancholy, life, and always, beauty.
My favourite remains La Courbe de Tes Yeux, maybe one of the most vivid poems I've read. Space, day, senses, all of these themes flood this poem, making it colourful and unique.
One of my favourite French poetry collections and definitely a must-read.
blueyorkie's review
4.0
Poet of the first half of the 20th century, Dadaist, then surrealist, is particularly close to Aragon and Breton.
He opens the voice to artists' commitment: he defends an active artistic practice to make social change in "the right direction" towards his desired goal.
He navigates around the communist party, ending up excluded from it.
The Capital of Pain is his first published collection. He expresses both his ill-being and love, sometimes crazy, sometimes jaded. Yet, these texts are optimistic; he seeks happiness beyond the lassitude surrounding him. He will at least see it if he only finds it temporarily in a woman's arms, a painting, or among friends. I like these almost joyful flashes entangled in much darker texts.
He undoubtedly knew that Gala was moving away from him. Their story will end when she settles down with Dali. But for the moment, a naked bond still navigates between them. He dissects this link in "love, poetry" before giving up.
I adore his world vision even more than this doomed love: he paints a dark portrait but hopes he can change it. I read Confidence in Humanity, which will always surprise me.
He opens the voice to artists' commitment: he defends an active artistic practice to make social change in "the right direction" towards his desired goal.
He navigates around the communist party, ending up excluded from it.
The Capital of Pain is his first published collection. He expresses both his ill-being and love, sometimes crazy, sometimes jaded. Yet, these texts are optimistic; he seeks happiness beyond the lassitude surrounding him. He will at least see it if he only finds it temporarily in a woman's arms, a painting, or among friends. I like these almost joyful flashes entangled in much darker texts.
He undoubtedly knew that Gala was moving away from him. Their story will end when she settles down with Dali. But for the moment, a naked bond still navigates between them. He dissects this link in "love, poetry" before giving up.
I adore his world vision even more than this doomed love: he paints a dark portrait but hopes he can change it. I read Confidence in Humanity, which will always surprise me.
valerie_lostmylifetobooks's review
1.0
Je comprends que ces poèmes peuvent avoir un certain esthétique, une certaine beauté, mais je n'y comprenais rien. C'était un peu trop abstrait pour moi, mais à chacun son truc, bien sûr.
noa_eah's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
sixtinelys's review
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
I didn’t understand the poems at first, but after I watched a documentary on Paul Eluard, I understood better, and was moved by several poems. It was the fist time I read a poetry collection since school, and it was a bit challenging. Maybe it is not ideal if you want to start reading poetry.
malkaoumi's review
4.0
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