Author Archives: Antonia

E.K. Bartlett is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, June 22nd! Monday’s Theme: SPIN

E.K. Bartlett is an Iowa-born, Paris-based writer and translator. Dressing My dragon, their debut, bilingual, illustrated poetry collection published in June 2026 by Rana Editions, speaks of healing through transformation, movement, and pole dancing. Their work can also be found … Continue reading

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Eva Mary Lucy is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, June 15th! Monday’s Theme: WATER

Eva Mary Lucy is a Belgian spoken word artist based in Dublin. After winning the 2024 Talkatives Grand Slam and most recently the 2025 All Ireland Poetry Slam Championship, she has carved her voice through the heart of Ireland’s art scene. Now ready … Continue reading

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Jack Cooper is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, June 8th! Monday’s Theme: YEARNING

John Jack Jackie (Edward) Cooper is the creator of These Are Aphorithms https://aphorithms.blogspot.com), author of Ten (Poets Wear Prada, 2012), and Ten … more (Poets Wear Prada, 2016), the last, perhaps appropriately, having been selected for the collections of ten university … Continue reading

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Cara Cruickshank is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, June 1st! Monday’s Theme: WOMEN

Cara Cruickshank is a feminist educator, writer, and producer whose artistic journey began on Broadway at the age of ten in Les Misérables. She later founded The Listen to Me Theater Company in New York, where she developed a distinctive … Continue reading

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Robert Logue is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, May 25th! Monday’s Theme: NIGHT

Born in Nashville Tennessee in 1964, Robert Logue began writing poetry at age 16. He became involved in the exciting Nashville rock scene in the mid-80’s as a member of The Royal Court of China, which signed to A&M Records in 1987. … Continue reading

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Christopher Czubay is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, May 18th! Monday’s Theme: ARRIVAL

Originally from New York, Chris Czubay is a Paris-based prose writer, poet, and translator who studied English literature, creative writing, and Russian translation at CUNY Hunter College. His work centers on power, belonging, and intimacy across cultures, tracing how personal … Continue reading

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Antonia Alexandra Klimenko is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, May 11th! Monday’s Theme: MIRRORS

Antonia Alexandra Klimenko was first introduced on the BBC and to the literary world by the legendary James Meary Tambimuttu of Poetry London–-publisher of T.S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas, Henry Miller and Bob Dylan, to name a few.  After his death, it … Continue reading

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Lisa Pasold is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, May 4th! Monday’s Theme: KINDNESS

Lisa Pasold is a poet & journalist originally from Tio’tia:ke/Montréal. Along with her five books, she has also written for TV, radio, theatre, and opera. Rodrigo Toscano says of her work: ‘Pasold’s sense of a what a “day” is/might be, … Continue reading

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James E. Kenward is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, April 27th! Monday’s Theme: UNITY

James E. Kenward is a poet and performer whose work has been featured on stage and broadcast by the BBC. His writing and performances have earned Time Out Critic’s Choice recognition and a Sony Academy Award nomination. He adapted the title poem … Continue reading

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Rufo Quintavalle is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, April 20th! Monday’s Theme: MYSELF

Rufo Quintavalle is a poet and an actor. He has taught creative writing at NYU Paris and is the author of a dozen collections of poetry, including Shelf, Weather Derivatives and I Love Paris. He was born in London, studied at Oxford and the … Continue reading

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