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David Leo Sirois features at SpokenWord 2nite – bring breadcrumbs! ;)
David Leo Lots o’ Cliché No Beret Thought-He-Was-Gay “How do you say?” Sirois here – This is just to say that I have been invited, after coming every week like church for 3 & 1/2 years, to feature at SpokenWord! … Continue reading
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Kind reminder: Open Secret 2nite with comedian/poet Rebecca Larkin!
Yes, this fine evening, the crazyfunny Rebecca Larkin graces our stage! This brilliant Brit is not to be missed. Her bio appears below, after some of my very silly propaganda. (Future features listed at the bottom of this message…) David … Continue reading
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Poets Live presents Alberto Rigettini vs Dante Alighieri
From the series “Whadda Hell ?!?” or “Divine Comedy for Dummies”, a new episode starring Dante Alighieri & Beatrice Portinari, Francesco Petrarca & Laura De Noves, Heloise & Abelard, Queen Guinevere & Sir Lancelot. The pimp of the Poetry Brothel … Continue reading
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Coming soon… out of the Paris writers’ community… Watch the trailer
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January’s gone. It was great. This is going to be another unforgettable year.
Photos taken downstairs at the Chat Noir by Sabine Dundure:
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Gentle reminder: Open Secret’s 1st Birthday Party, 2nite, Wednesday, 13/01/2016! “Get real.” With a double feature of singer/songwriters Tim Watt & Cat Rickman!
David J. Alfred Prufrock Wah-Wah Pedal Sirois on the scene (free new pigeon poem below), inviting you to a special 1-year-precisely-anniversary episode of Open Secret, your open-minded “Bigmouth Strikes Again” open mic. Words, words, words – yes indeed, but also … Continue reading
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Happy New Year Spokenworders!
It’s been an unforgettable year, 2015, Monday after Monday, downstairs au Chat Noir. Thank you everybody. Thank you Sabine Dundure for your pictures. Welcome 2016!
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Open Secret’s New Year’s Eve’s Eve show 2nite, “Make it new!” featuring poets John Swain & Youssef Alaoui-Fdili!
Bonne Année! Happy New Year, you sweet people you! Open Secret, your arched-stone cave alternative open mic experience, is getting dressed up in The Emperor’s New Clothes 😉 to “ring in the new,” with you! Got my jester’s cap & … Continue reading
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Kind Reminder: “The Many Hats of SpokenWord,” an evening of poetry, tonight (19/12), 7:30 – 10 at Berkeley Books of Paris!
The Many Hats of SpokenWord: a special, unprecedented gathering of like-minded, stellar poets David Barnes, Alberto Rigettini, David Leo Sirois, Bruce Sherfield, & Troy Yorke. Saturday, 19th December, 2015, 7:30 PM @ Berkeley Books of Paris – 8 rue Casimir … Continue reading
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Update – Other Writers’ Group today
Update to time & place. Other Writers’ Group today 6.30pm-8.30pm. Meet in front of Shakespeare & Co. We’re still going to have a writer’s workshop for anyone who needs to come together, talk or reach out in a time of … Continue reading
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