SpokenWord Paris

First Spoken Word Paris of 2014 : Lucky Numbers!

Posted on January 13, 2014 by albertorigettini

Pictures by Sabine Dundure, full album here. Welcome to 2014 at Spoken Word Paris! First Episode of the year featuring: Chris Newens’s table called Ithaca, Evan’s train rumbles down the valley in Nebraska, Bernard’s 3 words love poem, Ferdinand’s lucky numbers, Yann’s tolerance wasn’t built in a day, David Sirois entering Dante’s hell (Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita…), Moe and the day James Brown died, Rebecca’s burning down the house. Serena’s blurred lines, Troy’s Christmas Tree, Ret’s cold blooded bitch, Helen’s new satanism, Francesca’s too much fun in Paris, Camile’s futile poems (someone got dumped), Alyssa’s controlling your breathing. Alex’s “There is your craft”, Nandan’s “I’m not supersticious but why take a chance?”, James’s anger and darkness, Melanie & Pamela & Octavio Paz, Drew & Carl Sandburg & Jenn & Cesare Pavese and a poem found on his desk after he committed suicide:

Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi/ Death will come and will have your eyes.

Welcome to 2014, farewell 2013. The new Metro navigo will cost 3% more. (2010: 56,60. 2012: 65,10. 2014: ?) Welcome new next Monday Theme: “The Metro”.

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Happy New Year to all!

Posted on January 5, 2014 by David Barnes

Click on the image to get it in full effect!
And this is just a tiny % of the number of us who made 2013 such a great year!

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SpokenWord Monday 23rd Dec – poetic gift night

Posted on December 21, 2013 by David Barnes

Bring a poetic gift (poem/book/seashell/pigeon/etc) and we’ll mix them all up and everyone gets one at random.
Theme: Christmas.
Sign up 8pm-9.30pm
Poetics begin underground 8.30pm
Cheers,
David

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Spoken Word Paris December 9: The East!

Posted on December 14, 2013 by albertorigettini

Pictures by Sabine Dundure. Have a look a the full album here. Mary & Jack Kerouac, Reth & Nelson Mandela, Jonathan & The Professor Von Sgarulfen & Schopenauer & Etreme Ironing. Jacob & his XXXX, Ferdinand & his English Lessons, Felix and his German, Gab & Lucy, Anita & William Blake: “Bride Bride Burning Bright In The Terror Of The Night”.

Round II. Catherine opens at the piano, No, actually a man met on the street opened but we all (I hope) forgot what he was talking about, Megan, Alex & (Guess who’s back from Sweden)(Host of Spoken Word Stockholm…) Helen, Matt Bassett, Yan, Victor & Evan, Annie & her best friend, Boomie and the Fish, Jeanne closes at the piano. Round III. Moe & The Monkey of Loneliness, Rose, Doug Power & The Antichrist of Canada, David Sirois, Imani & her family strawberry mark, Alabaster, Liz Greenfield, Mukta & Anruta, Hannah, Tom & Nazim Hikmet. We were 33 on stage, many more in the audience. Come back next Monday. The theme is: Winter.

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A review of us from April

Posted on December 9, 2013 by David Barnes

Just stumbled across this review of SpokenWord Paris: here

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Spoken Word Paris December 2: Original or Copy.

Posted on December 7, 2013 by albertorigettini

Original or Copy?

For answers and more pictures check the full album here. Pictures by Sabine Dundure. For more answers and more pictures come back next Monday. Theme: “The East”. Ciao!

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Come aboard the Alternat Saturday 30th Nov!

Posted on November 26, 2013 by David Barnes

Albert writes:
Come aboard the Alternat on 30th November for a night of locally-sourced and written theatre, followed by drinks and partying until late. Four fifteen-minute plays all on the theme of ‘Against our will comes wisdom’, with theatrical ad-breaks and an intermission.

More info here
Eight euros admission. Bar on board.

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25th November: have you seen this man?

Posted on November 22, 2013 by David Barnes

Evan Knight has lived various lives. Professional wrestler, saxophonist, Nebraska poet and bicycle thief. Lately seen hanging around in the cellar of the Chat Noir bar in Paris, where according to one source he “typically reads one poem then buggers off.” Interpol expect to intercept him there on Monday, having lured him with the promise of being featured poet. Be warned – he may have radically changed his appearance since this photo was taken e.g. hairstyle. Police warn that he should not be approached unless actually present.

SpokenWord Monday 25th November
underground au Chat Noir, 76 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud. Poetics begin at 8.30pm.
theme: Myths
featured poet: Evan Knight
target audience: poets, folk singers and fellow travellers
motto: Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for you.

Cheers all,
David

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Spoken Word Paris November 18: Plastic!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by albertorigettini

November 18 au Chat Noir. The Theme: Plastic. Our featured reader Robert Priest known also as “Dr Poetry” from his pile of ten books of poetry, two children’s novels, 3 children’s albums, 4 CDs of songs and poems sold everything and delighted the audience with a top class performance and wise aphorisms like: “Gravity forever!”. But it was a whole night of special guests: Vincent Bricks, Kathleen Spivack, The Wickedly Sisters! Plus Antonia Klimenko, Ferdinand, David Barnes, Chiara, Beatrice & John Dos Passos, Nina (& Evan at the Saxophone), Ret, Bibi Jacob, Yann, Felix, Hannah, Bruce, David Sirois, Carol, Ann and three heartbreaking songs by Jeanne, J.D and Flora. Here you have a photo-report of the night by Sabine Dundure. But watch the full album here. Stay tuned, get faboulous and prepare yourself for next Monday theme: Myths!