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Chiara Maxia with Luca Spanu is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, December 2nd! Monday’s Theme: FIRE

Chiara Maxia is an actress and writer originally from Sardinia. She has lived in different places including England, Moscow and Paris, where she graduated in Film Acting. She now lives between France and Italy. Her work has appeared in numerous literary … Continue reading

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Rethabile Masilo is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, November 25th! Monday’s Theme: BOUNDARIES

Rethabile Masilo, born in Lesotho, is a poet whose work explores themes of identity, exile, and cultural heritage. Forced into exile by political turmoil, he has lived in various countries, eventually settling in France. His poetry reflects his connection to … Continue reading

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Alison Grace Koehler is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, November 11th! Monday’s Theme: GLASS

Alison Grace Koehler is a poet who uses broken shards and text to create stained glass windows and performances in diverse spaces. Her first book ‘Stained Glass Poetry’ bridges these two worlds, as does her spoken word album ‘Stained Glass … Continue reading

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Andrej Kapor is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, November 4th! Monday’s Theme: FALL

Andrej Kapor (b. Sarajevo, 1989) is an artist, writer, and creative producer working across disciplines. As an author, Andrej’s work is driven by rebellion, sensuality and the divine, underpinned by dark humour and informed by his multicultural background. As a … Continue reading

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Genna Rivieccio is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, October 21st! Monday’s Theme: DECADENCE

Genna Rivieccio is the editor-in-chief of The Opiate, a literary quarterly specializing in fiction and poetry. She is also the author of Corona(tion) Year, Vols. 1 and 2 (2021) and Lindsay Lohan Stole My Life: A Tate Carmichael Novel (2023). Her work, in fiction and essay … Continue reading

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Jo Black is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, October 14th! Monday’s Theme: CONSOLATION

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Bruce Edward Sherfield is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, October 7th! Monday’s Theme: HIT

Bruce Edward Sherfield is (in my own words) a brilliant writer, director, actor, voice-over artist, painter, singer and good guy. He just released his first blues album under his alias: Happyalone, called Saigon Señorita Blues. He also heads AWOL WRITERS … Continue reading

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Helen Cusack O’Keeffe is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, September 30th! Monday’s Theme: SULK

Helen Cusack O’Keeffe is a writer and social worker based in Paris for many foggy years. Publications can be found in the Bastille, Tightrope Press (Canada), Stoneskin Press (London), and Le Farming Times. Plays include Holey Tuscany, an absurdist maritime tragedy,  Napoleon, Femme, Rhinocéros, a bilingual … Continue reading

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Richard Krawiec is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, September 23rd! Monday’s Theme: FAITH

Born in 1952 in Brockton, Massachusetts, Richard Krawiec became known in 1986 with Dandy ( Time Sharing in English), which was critically acclaimed. In 1996, he wrote a second novel, Faith in What? and has since devoted himself to poetry, theater, his columns in various East … Continue reading

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Ali Sudani is Our Special Guest at SpokenWord Paris, September 16th! Monday’s Theme: EXILE

Ali Sudani is a poet and activist based in Paris. He was born in Baghdad, Iraq, where he worked as a reporter, videographer, and humanitarian aid worker before arriving in France as a refugee in 2019. His work explores themes … Continue reading

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