Author Archives: David Barnes

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 →

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Theme – la rentrée/the Return As always the theme is there to inspire you, and if it doesn’t then feel free to ignore it. the return to? the return from? the return of? what exactly was/has/will be returned? re-entry? back … Continue reading →

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Unfortunately Sophia has Covid and can’t perform because she might still be contagious. So… this event will now include an OPEN MIC section, as announced at SpokenWord on Monday. The open mic will follow the sets by David Barnes (poetry … Continue reading →

10th January theme – Imaginary friends