Papoum

Papoum The child Poulenc's mispronunciation of the word parrain (godfather), name for Poulenc's maternal uncle, Marcel Royer (1862–1945). A Parisian man-about-town, he took the young Poulenc to many cultural events and was responsible, along with Poulenc's mother, for entertaining many of the Parisian elite in their salon. He reportedly painted for his own enjoyment in a style rather too influenced by Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901). Poulenc lived in his uncle's apartment building at 5, rue de…