Guillaume Apollinaire

Who is Guillaume Apollinaire

Kostrowicki family's coat-of-arms Guillaume Apollinaire (French: [ɡijom apɔlinɛʁ]; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, and art critic of Polish-Belarusian descent.

Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets of the early 20th century, as well as one of the most impassioned defenders of Cubism and a forefather of Surrealism. He is credited with coining the term "cubism" in 1911 to describe the eme...
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Guillaume Apollinaire Poems

• Guerre
  
  
  
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• à? Nîmes
  
  
  
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• In The Sante
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  Before I got into my cell
  I had to strip my body bare ...
• La Blanche Neige
  
  
  
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• Hunting Horns
  Our storyâ??s noble as its tragic
  like the grimace of a tyrant
  no dramaâ??s chance or magic
  no detail thatâ??s indifferent ...

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Top 10 most used topics by Guillaume Apollinaire

Son 20 I Love You 15 Love 15 Long 14 Rose 11 Sky 8 Life 7 Paris 6 Point 6 Night 6

Guillaume Apollinaire Quotes

• Come to the edge, he said. They said we are afraid. Come to the edge, he said. They came. He pushed them and they flew...

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• Alx_matthiessen: anow and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. - guillaume apollinaire
• Mr_fahim_rahman: now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. - guillaume apollinaire
• Alx_matthiessen: anow and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. - guillaume apollinaire
• Alx_matthiessen: anow and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. - guillaume apollinaire
• Mr_fahim_rahman: now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. - guillaume apollinaire

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