Rythmes Pittoresques

<p><p><BR>The poems in Rythmes pittoresques first published in 1890 present not only a poet searching for a voice but also a female poet searching for a voice while breaking down rules of both versification and gender-determined source of expression. They went straight to the heart of the male-dominated poetry of the time and effectively threatened its existence.</p> <BR><P></p> <p><p><BR>Of the group of poets who were the first to write free-verse poetry in French – Marie Krysinska Arthur Rimbaud Jules Laforgue Gustave Kahn – only Marie Krysinska (1857-1908) has not received critical recognition. Although it was quickly dismissed by critics simply because it was written by a female poet Krysinska’s poetry gives insight into the creation of a new form of feminine expression as well as the persecution of the female artist viewed by her largely male peers readership and competitors.</p> <BR><P></p> <p><br /> <BR><P></p>