Usage examples of "poetry" in English with translation to French

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He prefers poetry to fiction. Il préfère la poésie à la fiction.
That poem mixes prose with poetry. Ce poème mélange prose et poésie.
I have an inclination for poetry. J'ai un penchant pour la poésie.
Poetry is not in his line. La poésie ce n'est pas son rayon.
Wine is poetry filled in bottles. Le vin c'est de la poésie en bouteille.
Poetry is a search for the inexplicable. La poésie est une quête de l'inexplicable.
Learning poetry is a good discipline for the memory. Apprendre des poésies est une bonne discipline de mémoire.
Much has already been said about the difficulty of translating poetry. Beaucoup a déjà été dit sur la difficulté de traduire de la poésie.
I spent the whole evening reading the poetry of Kenji Miyazawa. J'ai passé la soirée entière à lire la poésie de Kenji Miyazawa.
Poetry must be new as foam, and as old as the rock. La poésie doit être neuve comme l'écume et vieille comme la roche.
Only if a foreigner has read much English poetry can he understand Shakespeare. Un étranger ne peut comprendre Shakespeare que s'il a lu beaucoup de poésie anglaise.
But a collection of facts is not science any more than a dictionary is poetry. Mais une collection de faits n'est pas plus de la science qu'un dictionnaire n'est de la poésie.
Flowers are so fragile and so beautiful, that you can't speak about them without poetry or metaphors. Les fleurs sont si fragiles et si belles, qu'on ne peut pas en parler sans poésie ni métaphores.
Islamic culture has given us majestic arches and soaring spires; timeless poetry and cherished music; elegant calligraphy and places of peaceful contemplation. La culture islamique nous a donné des arches majestueuses et des flèches montantes ; de l'éternelle poésie et de la précieuse musique ; une élégante calligraphie et des lieux de contemplation pacifique.
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. La poésie n'est pas un relâchement de l'émotion mais une évasion hors de l'émotion ; ce n'est pas l'expression de la personnalité mais une évasion hors de la personnalité.
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