French Poetry Socks
Description: Jean Genet (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʒənɛ]; 19 December 1910 – 15 April 1986) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later took to writing. His major works include the novels The Thief's Journal and Our Lady of the Flowers, and the plays The Balcony, The Maids and The Screens. In 1949, when Genet was threatened with a life sentence after ten convictions, Cocteau and other prominent figures, including Jean-Paul Sartre and Pablo Picasso, successfully petitioned the French President to have the sentence set aside.
Description: Celebrate the original poetic wild child with this Arthur Rimbaud tee — a tribute to the teenage visionary who rewrote the rules of verse and vanished before adulthood. Rimbaud’s short, blazing career left an indelible mark on modern literature, surrealism, and counterculture. Perfect for fans of bold lyricism, revolutionary art, and defiant youth.
Description: Arthur Rimbaud Portrait | Arthur Rimbaud Artwork | Line Art on prints, stickers, mugs, tshirts, canvases, wall art and more. Arthur Rimbaud was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism
Description: He was born in Montevideo as Isidore Ducasse, was a French national, son of a consular officer. His father sent him to Paris to attend high school. After that, he studied at École Polytechnique. Young Isidore liked to read Charles Baudelaire and Edgar Allan Poe. He died at the age of 24 but published two collections of poetry (Poésies and Les Chants de Maldoror). The books did not make any impact, but almost half a century later, he was discovered by surrealists and praised for his innovations. The legend continues.
Description: With this image, we celebrate French surrealist poet Guillaume Apollinaire. ATTENTION: This image is a result of playing with original drawings by the Apollinaire himself (all of them in Public Domain).. They were combined with one low-res public domain portrait of Apollinaire.
