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Pirates of the Chat Noir: Report from January 28

Posted on February 7, 2013 by albertorigettini

Report by Alberto. Pictures by Hal Bergman (Full Album Here) Theme: Pirates (har har argh!) On the first ship: Claire, Pablo, Thomas Spencer, David Barnum, Derek Walcott, Gabriel, Natasha. Clearly explicit lyrics and direct talk as proper pirates would do: … Continue reading →

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4th Feb – Michael Heller & Jane Augustine are Featured Poets

Posted on February 2, 2013 by David Barnes

MICHAEL HELLER has published over twenty volumes of fiction, poetry, essays, & memoir. His most recent books include Living Root: A Memoir, novellas & fiction: Marble Snows & The Study, poetry: This Constellation Is A Name: Collected Poems 1965-2010 (2012) … Continue reading →

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悟り Satori in Paris – SpokenWord of 21st Jan

Posted on January 27, 2013 by David Barnes

It was a dark, dark night… downstairs au Chat Noir. My mind was politicking in anticipation of the sudden flashes of inspiration (satori) that this evening in Paris would bring. Ollie arrived a week late, with Teenage Poetry (last week’s … Continue reading →

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Spoken Word Report from January 14: Teenage Poetry Rules

Posted on January 20, 2013 by albertorigettini

Report by Alberto. Photos by Steph. Full album here. Featured Poet: Alexander Jorgensen. Alexander Jorgensen has lived and worked in such disparate places as the Czech Republic, the Galapagos Islands, China, and Kazakhstan. He currently resides in South Arabia. His … Continue reading →

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Report from 7th Jan: Dr Seuss at SpokenWord

Posted on January 13, 2013 by David Barnes

by David. Photos by Stef, full album here. And hey, if you want to submit to our magazine check out The Bastille. Gabriel (photo with miner’s lamp) had his hands on various thighs; fixed at this point with a curled lip, … Continue reading →

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Flashback to 2012: Spoken Word Paris December 17 2012

Posted on January 6, 2013 by albertorigettini

Report by Alberto. Pictures by Stephanie Hoffman (Whole album here). Flashback to 2012! For the Last Spoken Word Rumble of The Year, featuring Rachel Rose Reid winner of the UK Young Storyteller of The Year! I remember 2012, we were … Continue reading →

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Manifesto No.9

Posted on December 30, 2012 by David Barnes

Welcome to SpokenWord! What is SpokenWord? It’s a cabaret for 21st Century bohemians! An underground for neo-beatniks! A node in the matrix of the ever evolving counter-culture! SpokenWord is for those who reject success, money, fame… because they want something … Continue reading →

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Back in the day… a review of SpokenWord when we were in Belleville

Posted on December 28, 2012 by David Barnes

Lili Snyder reviewed SpokenWord here.

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SpokenWord 10th Dec – Pat Cash and company

Posted on December 14, 2012 by David Barnes

A request – because, as people have said, it is distracting from the poetry to have a lot of camera clicking going on, I am asking you not to use professional style cameras. Steph takes pictures and is very discrete … Continue reading →

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Report from Spoken Word Paris December 3 2012

Posted on December 10, 2012 by albertorigettini

Report by Alberto. Pictures by Stephanie Hoffmann (Check out the Whole Album)FEATURED POET and Writer, Rapper, Lecturer, Boxing Champion of Writers get Violent, Founder Of The Series Unstrung Letters, Midnight Storyteller: Georgina Emerson. Tom scares the audience: I’m a gargoyle from … Continue reading →

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