Monthly Archives: May 2011

SPOKEN WORD 2011-05-23 after the Rapture.

Photo: poet overcome with emotion when Alberto refuses to allow him to read entire 200 page manuscript: Report by Alberto Photos by Adèle (lots more photos here) Donc we are still here, on the planet, in Belleville. Survivors of the … Continue reading

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Wed 18th May prose reading

PAUSE ON THE LANDING, a reading series sponsored by the Paris literary journal UPSTAIRS AT DUROC invites you to an all-prose reading Come hear new work by DAVID BARNES JOY ANNA BECVARIK BOB LEVY followed by an informal discussion Where: … Continue reading

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Report from the SpokenWord of May 9th

by Alberto It’s May in Paris and apparently all around the world. Benjamin Perriello told us the story of Bahram Gur, King of Persia and ruler of the world, as narrated by the poet Nizami long long long time ago … Continue reading

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Translation of Baudelaire's Le Poison

… that I read on May 2nd’s SpokenWord. Emmanuelle read the original in French and I read my own translation in English. Both texts below. It was a lot of fun playing with different words and phrasing. Wine decks the … Continue reading

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Report from 2nd May

Began with some bluesy guitar from Stedy. Sam came through the factory gates with darkness in his eyes. James from Bucksnort, Tennessee: Have you heard? They got Obama! Trelys Du Prè (photo) knows that you are the perfect you. No … Continue reading

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Poets Live recordings of me (David Barnes), Nicolle Peyrafitte & William Strangmeyer

Hear here. Recording from 12th April 2011.

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