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*Alcools* is a 1913 poetry collection by French author Guillaume Apollinaire. It is considered a foundational text of literary modernism, notable for its use of free verse and the complete absence of punctuation. The collection includes some of Apollinaire's most famous poems, such as "Zone" and "Le...
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Apollinaire landmark of French modernism, acclaimed for innovation and lyric force, with lasting influence on avant-garde poetry.
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Calligrammes is a 1918 book of poetry by the French writer Guillaume Apollinaire. The full title, Calligrammes: Poems of Peace and War (1913–1916), reflects its composition during the turbulent years of World War I. The collection is most famous for its visual poems, where the text is arranged on th...
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Highly influential visual-poetry collection, historically important and inventive, though less uniformly loved than Alcools.
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