Feu de joie

by Aragon

"Feu de joie" by Louis Aragon is a poetry collection written in 1919 and published in 1920. This debut work contains 23 poems that embrace modernity—celebrating American cinema, Parisian cafés, and the metro system—while breaking free from traditional poetic forms. Written under the influence of Lautréamont and Rimbaud, these poems of youthful rebellion seek to transform everyday life into poetry through free verse and innovative language, positioning themselves within the Dadaist movement and the preparations for Surrealism.