A new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album is always something to look forward to and this week Ghosteen entered the world. Cave has quite an ardent set of fans who look forward to each new album and recently he’s been touring his Conversation with Nick […]
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La Poésie 101 : Victor Hugo : Demain dès l’aube
This poem by celebrated French writer and poet Victor Hugo is hauntingly beautiful and heartfelt, yet very sad. My son learnt this poem by heart at school last week and I thought I’d share this. It paints a touching story of the poet’s journey to […]

Favourite French Things: La Poésie
Poetry plays quite a role in education in the early years at school in France. My kids often come home with a poem they are required to learn by heart for homework (les devoirs). It helps to build memory and concentration as well as verbal […]