Author Archives: David Barnes

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The Guardian newspaper describes Culture Rapide & mentions us!

Culture RapidePoetry slamming, where poets compete against each other by reading original works for judgement, originated in Chicago, but is now taking Paris by storm. Culture Rapide offers slam poetry nights in French every Tuesday, and English every other Monday, … Continue reading

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Télérama review of Culture Rapide

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Clip – Rufo – Invisible Hand Job

from Touch 20.4.09

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Report from Touch 20.4.09

A most strange night. Lorris and Anastasia (don’t they look pleased with themselves?) demonstrated their Instant Translation Device. One of its translations came out as ‘Lorris likes sex with hamsters.’ John McNulty asked ‘Who’ll drink?’ I was wounded by tenderness. … Continue reading

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Report from Money

Michele lands in Barbes. Kills his loneliness with a box of matches. Takes the temperature of the orgasm, to the tattoo of the Sun. Listens to 70s radio… says let’s go and play our songs in the tiny bars of … Continue reading

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Clip – Colin Mahar's blue song, 06.04.09

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Clip – Jaco's 'Poème du dimanche', écrit le jour de l'élection de Sarkozy

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Report from Smells (by me!) – Smells are like soul to all things.

This was the first time since I started two and a half years ago that I’ve done SpokenWord (formerly called Kerouac and hosted in the cellar of the Lizard Lounge) entirely sober. The stress! The anxiety! All those nerves that … Continue reading

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Clip of David Fishel performing his ode to cheese

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