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Report from August 26: Indignities! Indignez vouz si vouz plaiz…

Posted on September 1, 2013 by albertorigettini

Report by Alberto. Pictures by Sabine Dundure. For the full album click here. Summer might be over: it’s grey and drizzling and the room downstairs starts to be crowded, warming up for the new season to come. Our Featured Poet … Continue reading →

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Report from Aug 12th – Flight

Posted on August 25, 2013 by David Barnes

Report by David. Photos by Norma. Jessica Reidy opened with a strong prose piece about being Romany but disconnected from those roots, living in these days of anti-Romany racism. You can read the whole piece at Narrative Magazine (sign up … Continue reading →

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Report from July 22: The Launch of The Bastille

Posted on July 31, 2013 by albertorigettini

Photo-story of the Launch of Spoken Word Official Literary Magazine: The Bookshop: Le Mont En L’ Air. Editors speaking. The Unveiling. Readers. Autographs. Fashion & Attitude. Pictures by Sabine Dundure. More pictures of that wonderful summer night here. To get … Continue reading →

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Report from July 1: Future!

Posted on July 11, 2013 by albertorigettini

Special Report by Amel. Pictures by Sabine Dundure (Full Album Here) INTRODUCTION It is a special night for three reasons: our theme is The Future, it is Canada Day and…for the first time in the history of Spoken Word, we … Continue reading →

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Report from June 17: Anticipation!

Posted on June 23, 2013 by albertorigettini

Words by Sir David Leo Sirois. Line breaks by Alberto. Pictures by Sabine Dundure. « Willkommen, Bienvenue, Good Evening, » welcomed the lunar eyes of those in the room. A generous group of poets using language and also poets listening with both … Continue reading →

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Report from June 10: Rhymes!

Posted on June 20, 2013 by albertorigettini

Amel, Yoshka, Billy Doze, Will. Sirois, Mc Kidambiance, Francesca, Karin Nì Neill. Round one. Done. Devon, Remi, Elsa, Alex, Eric, Edward in round two, Ferdinand, Alberto, Max and Troy, yes, Troy too. Moe, Bruce, Evan, James Waltz, Nea Tandini, Sam, Karin, … Continue reading →

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Report from America

Posted on June 10, 2013 by David Barnes

Well, I’m in America and I’m writing the delayed report form last week’s SpokenWord. Later this week I’m going to SpokenWord Pittsburgh, having delivered a top hat and a bell to the host, Pearlann Porter. The first one is this … Continue reading →

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Report from May 27: Body Parts!

Posted on May 31, 2013 by albertorigettini

Report by Alberto. Pictures by Sabine Dundure. Full Album Here! Sweaty body parts exposed in the Chat Noir’s underground sauna. Amel with her acid tongue. Devon with several pairs of wings, 1 penis, 1 vagina. Francesca’s penis. Alex: it is. … Continue reading →

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Report from 20.05.13

Posted on May 23, 2013 by ggunion

Blog entry by Gabriel Gorman. Photos by Sabine – full album here. It was a hot night. The poems were hot. The poets were hot. Everything was rather warm… there was sweating and huffing and gasping… but it didn’t matter … Continue reading →

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Report from 13.5.13: Giving birth

Posted on May 20, 2013 by David Barnes

Deborah and Alberto’s non-identical twins, Orlando and Amadeo, were born late on Friday 10th. . . . . . . Round 1 Gus was born. Melinda gave birth. Devon used to have a demon, feeding on crumbs, beating inside him. … Continue reading →

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