Author Archives: David Barnes

Wailing report from 6th Sept 2010

Maria d’Arcy, in a tale of the Devil: Thérèse, with a poem with no future:Sergio’s god is only sand and wind in the desert: Alberto appeals to the audience:Claire Trev, at her last SW for a while: Wail: Featured poet … Continue reading

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The Paris scene

Useful connections: Jen K Dick’s listing aka fragment78: http://parisreadingsmonthlylisting.blogspot.com/ Other reading series: WICE and Upstairs At Duroc: http://www.wice-paris.org/wice/ Follow links to Events Ivy Writers Paris http://ivywritersparis.blogspot.com/ Double Change http://www.doublechange.com/ Poets Live, Dylan’s relaunch of LIve Poets Society http://poets-live.com/ About Paris: … Continue reading

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September dates confirmed

lundi 6th lundi 20th

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Your assignment for the next SpokenWord in Septembre

Dates to be confirmed. I’m bored of themes, so instead here’s an idea – for the first SpokenWord in September, write a deliberately ugly poem. So many poems aim at beauty or the sublime. Let’s turn that on it’s head … Continue reading

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Next SpokenWord will be in September. Date to be confirmed.

Le prochain SpokenWord sera en septembre. On confirmera le date.

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Report from Le Grand SpokenWord d'Été 26th July 2010

I write this from the depths of my hangover & while listening to George Orwell Down and Out in Paris and London. The place got packed after a while and the temperature soared. (Temperature being last night’s theme.) So. The … Continue reading

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Le Grand SpokenWord d’Été (le dernier SW avant septembre) lundi 26 juillet 21h au Cabaret Pop. thème: temperature tous les details: http://www.meetup.com/Spoken-Word-in-Paris/calendar/13891130/

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And now, the gallery

Alberto, who has run with bulls in Pamplona 3 times and survived: John McNulty, probably the poet who would win in a fightGèno, French poet extraordinaire:Suzanne Allen, whose house burnt down:Lars, intrepid traveller:

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Report from Skin/Peau 28/06/10

Images from The Last Spoken Word Of The Season.(But check out July 26th Special Summer Night) Miss Peacock The audience is clapping the audience is tripping or sleeping Sa peau de primtemps et d’etèSa peau silisse dont jamais je me … Continue reading

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Article on us! SpokenWord

by Lili Snyder. http://bonjourparis.com/story/finding-friends-paris/

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