"Discours des Misères de ce Temps" is a polemical poem by Pierre de Ronsard published in Paris by Gabriel Buon in 1562, written in response to the outbreak of the French Wars of Religion. The work represents an important example of Renaissance political verse, combining classical eloquence with urgent contemporary commentary on the violence and suffering afflicting France during this period of religious conflict. Ronsard's lengthy poem exemplifies the engagement of sixteenth century French humanist poets with pressing social issues and their attempt to influence public opinion through vernacular literature.