Author Archives: David Barnes

Theme – DRUNK. Sign up opens 8pm, in the cave. Show starts 8.45pm. Only open mic – no guest – so the first round is entirely available. First SpokenWord of 2024 will be 8th January. At la Cave Café, 134 … Continue reading →

The Red Wheelbarrow, 9 rue de Médicis, 75006 Paris. Metro Odéon, RER B Luxembourg, Buses 89,21,27, opposite Jardin Luxembourg, between Café Rostand and Treize Bakery

Theme – Alter Ego Sign up – 8.30pm, later than normal Guest poet – Ben MacCaoilte

Monday 31st July at the Cave Café, 134 rue Marcadet, 75018 Métro Lamarck-Caulaincourt (line 12) Theme: Plastic Sign up downstairs 8pm. Show begins 8.45pm Celebrating 6 months at the Cave Café!

You can now order my corrupt press book Poets are liars who tell the truth online following this link. Check out corrupt press and their great catalogue of poetry books here: corrupt press David Barnes has been reading his poems … Continue reading →

Monday 22nd May at the Cave Café – SpokenWord theme JOURNEY – If you want to pick up a copy of the book please help us out by bringing €15 in cash! This book has been 20 years in the … Continue reading →

Theme: THERAPY Sign up downstairs from 8pm. Poetics begin 8.45pm. At the Cave Café, 134 rue Marcadet, 75018 Paris. Métro Lamarck-Caulaincourt (line 12). Photo by Sabine Dundure.

Last week at the Hirondelle was great – great crowd, great poetry. But unfortunately the Hirondelle has been hit with a large police fine for noise in front of the bar and have decided to stop doing events like ours. … Continue reading →

Walt Whitman said to have great poets, you must have great audiences. And with the temporary closure of the Chat Noir’s basement ours has been dropping. And no wonder! Not everyone wants to battle to be heard in a noisy … Continue reading →