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Francis Ponge (1899–1988) was a French poet and prose poet born in Montpellier, who studied law and philosophy, worked in publishing, briefly associated with Surrealism and the Communist Party, and participated in the French Resistance during WWII. He is renowned for developing a unique style of prose poems that meticulously examine everyday objects like oranges, cigarettes, and soap, aiming to restore the purity of language through precise, non-emotional descriptions. d'honneur.Neustadt Prizes