Author Archives: David Barnes

Report by Alberto.Photos by Marie. The whole album is on our Facebook Page.Magda trilingually opens. Cristelle and Beatrice bilingually singing “Dis, quand reviendras-tu?”. Brian is the referee for Socrates vs The Sophists . Troy: “Stop texting me, Mr. Beautiful.”A few … Continue reading →

Fanculo! says Nicolas Report by David.Photos by Marie Lutz. More here What do I remember from that far off night?Magda drifting into oblivion…Gary’s quick fish…Marie Lutz & Christelle’s altercation on a bus…Kate’s jazz over the drowned city. Then Nicolas the … Continue reading →

Report by AlbertoPictures by Marie De Lutz (Visit our facebook page for more photos)Featured Poet: Kate Noakes! Waiting for “I spy and Shanti”, her forthcoming book, we celebrated her birthday and we discovered her South African Poems. If you missed … Continue reading →

Every week either me or Alberto is faced with the challenge of organising a SpokenWord. We agonise that the lighting will fail, the tango class will refuse to vacate the cellar at 9pm without some kind of physical fight, or … Continue reading →

Some fragments collected, cathected & kaleidoscoped. Coffee cooling by the phone, bluegrass telling a story. As Hitler said, the bigger the cow – the more people will milk it. Regarding ghosts. I have never seen a kingfisher, nor a metabolic … Continue reading →

…to the much more girly-looking SWParis blog. I’m experimenting with my feminine side. Also, I’d really like to know if you think black text on a white background is easier to read than the old white text on black background … Continue reading →

Report by Alberto Tensions and rumours and blushings at Spoken Word: it was the night before Valentine’s day. We opened with Brian Howton: “My eyes pulsed and burned, the images received a blur — obscure patterns of light according to … Continue reading →

By AlbertoPhotos By Jeanne GustafsonVideos by Jeanne Gustafson from the Spoken Word Paris Facebook Young Ian not Yelling: Welcome swingers, downstairs au Chat Noir, our weekly featured poet was Kerrie O’Brien, from Dublin, emerging talent of the 2011 International Yeats … Continue reading →