Monthly Archives: April 2013

Pandorica’s video montage of the ‘Swedish Girls’ night

Posted on April 29, 2013 by David Barnes

Many thanks to Pandorica for putting this together & sharing! Pandorica’s video from their trip to SpokenWord http://www.facebook.com/PandoricaOrg David

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Margo Berdeshevsky – 29th April at SpokenWord

Posted on April 27, 2013 by David Barnes

“Margo Berdeshevsky underﬆands the diabolical complexity of the human heart, and how eros is a form of intelligence as well as a drive. Writing with lyric accuracy and necessary forgiveness about the turmoils of love, she also declares the 8th … Continue reading →

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Report from April 22!

Posted on April 26, 2013 by albertorigettini

Report by Alberto, Pictures by Sabine Dundure (Full Album Here). Song to listen while reading this report: New Order – Blue Monday. Weekly poem: Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden, shared by Alex Manthei. Featured artists: Boutefeu. Theme: Strange. Even … Continue reading →

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Report from Consequences 15th April 2013

Posted on April 21, 2013 by David Barnes

Is death like passing through business class on the way out of a plane looking for something to steal? asked Cralan – featured poet down from Amsterdam, a high-energy Robinson Crusoe. Sophia’s very existence was the result of a catalogue … Continue reading →

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Report From April 8: Swedish Girls?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by albertorigettini

Report by Alberto. Pictures by Sabine Dundure. Shuffle the full album here. Songs to listen while reading this report: Robyn – Call Your Girlfriend. Abba – Dancing Queen. Wel-Com-Na til Spoken Word Paris! Finally a very controversial theme: Swedish Girls. … Continue reading →

Cralan Kelder – featured Poet for April 15th

Posted on April 11, 2013 by David Barnes

Bio: Cralan Kelder publications include Big Deal Rimbaud (smallMinded 2011), Give Some Word (Shearsman 2010), City Boy (Longhouse 2007), and Lemon Red (Coracle 2005). Kelder edits Retort and lives in Amsterdam with the evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers and their children. Retort Cralan’s site

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Report from March 25: Clichès!

Posted on April 1, 2013 by albertorigettini

Report by Alberto. Pictures by Sabine Dundure. Shuffle the whole album here. It was a dark and stormy night, in Paris everyone one was wearing long sleeves striped shirt, smoking in cafès with a baguette under the armpit. The theme … Continue reading →

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