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Monday Feb 1st: our theme is “Tall Tales – Excuses” and our guest David Jaggard!

David Jaggard is an American-born-Paris-based composer, humorist and translator. Guess which of those three activities pays the bills. Between paying bills and yelling at Republicans on TV as though they can hear him, he writes a biweekly humor column called … 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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December 21st our guest poet is Youssef Alaoui-Fdili. Theme: Winter

December 21st at SpokenWord, the theme is Winter and our guest poet: Youssef Alaoui-Fdili. Moroccan-Latino, born in California, his family and heritage are an endless source of inspiration for his varied, dark, spiritual and carnal writings. He has an MFA … Continue reading

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A new exciting season is about to start…

Well, yes, a new exciting season already started. We are glad to discover that spending a Monday night at SpokenWord Paris is considered: N.3  among the experiences to have in Paris before you die. And we’d like to share with … Continue reading

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Photo-report from SpokenWord Paris on June 15th : Boats, Trains, Planes!

Images from June 15th. Photos by Sabine Dundure, except one. Guess: The theme: Boats, Trains, Planes. Guest Nomadic Poet: Cecilia Llompart from The New Wanderer Poetry Collective. More pictures on our facebook page. See you every Monday (Summer included).

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Spoken Word in Paris April 27th: Time!

April 27th, the theme is time running out and the bell keeps sounding for 3 rounds and 22 performers if we don’t count that the whole room took part to a Poetry Workshop The Other Writers Group style. Special guests … Continue reading

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Spoken Word Paris on March 30th: Dreams & Schemes and on April 7th: Beat!

Here is Sabine’s Dundure‘s photo-rumble from the two unforgettable nights. She also suggests you to listen these two songs to better remember those fleeing moments. Click for the soundtracks: Dreams and Schemes & Beat and for full facebook albums Dreams and … Continue reading

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Spoken Word Paris March 9th: Strangers!

Pictures by Sabine Dundure. Full album here. She suggests you listen to this while surfing her pictures. Smiles, right hands & knick-knacks. See you on Monday with dentists.

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Spoken Word Paris Feb 9th: FRIENDS AND LOVERS!

Spoken Word Paris on Feb 9th, the theme was FRIENDS AND LOVERS. Our Guest poet Youssef Alaoui. Photos by Sabine Dundure. More Photos here. See you all on February 16th for a belligerent theme:  “WAR OF THE SEXES”. Only one … Continue reading

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Photo-Report: Spoken Word Paris January 26th – Separation!

The theme was “Separation” but we stayed all close together in the crammed full Black Cat cellar. 3 rounds, 26 actual performers, 12 aspiring performers on the waiting list, 8 songs including David Sirois personal jingle and those are just … Continue reading

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