Tag Archives: chat noir

Report By Alberto. Clive for the first time at Spoken Word, Kate reading for the fresh crunchy new book Cape Town. Ewan translating from Spanish: Flores Muertas / Dead Flowers. Victor singing about Bobos, Pat Cash’s Eroticon, Gabriel is back … Continue reading →

Report from 15th Oct by David. Round 1 Patrick revisits Bristol for a kiss and a fumble. David (not me!) meets Miles Davis on a bus in Mexico. Alberto asks “Why kiss humans?” Moe Seager bebops till he drops. Sam … Continue reading →

Report by Alberto. Welcome Ladies and Gentleman, an Accordion is playing,follow its tunes, walk down the steps to the Chat Noir’s Basement: it’s not a Cabaret, an Avantgard Extravaganza, a Fashion Victims Sauna, it’s Spoken Word Paris. Claire is back: … Continue reading →

Report by David. Victor is free, single & disengaged in an old calypso tune. Kate snapped synapses and wrenched wrists to get a look at that tasty-looking snook. Her new book is about to be launched – in London next … Continue reading →

“Paris est comme une prostituée. De loin, elle vous parait ravissante, vous n’avez de cesse que vous la teniez entre vos bras. Au bout de cinq minutes, vous vous sentez vide, dégouté de vous-même. Vous avez l’impression d’avoir été roulé.” … Continue reading →

I looked into  Maintenant 6  (amazing quality dada mag from NY) to find out What’s going on in the mind of Bob Hart?  Well, are you sitting comfortably? This is going on: Suzie’s got a squeeze box but Daddy sleeps at … Continue reading →

“Hemingway said: You write drunk, but you edit sober. I guess I’m very lazy.”  Ben Photos By Viola Manfra. To watch the whole album click here. A little girl called Rachelle showed up at 8 stating that “Je parle bizarre”, … Continue reading →

Well, ladies & gentlemen, here we are again for another season of words veering from the sublime to the ridiculous. A new photographer (Viola) but sadly the same SpokenWord hosts, myself and Signore Rigettini. We do however have a larger … Continue reading →