This month, events with Pierre Assouline, Pierre Bergé, Jerome Rothenberg, Yves de Manno, Anthony Flint, Max Bryd, Lisa Pasold, Paul Griffith, Denis Hirson, Fiona Sze-Lorrain, John Mateer, Kathryn Maris, Patricia Wells, Cara Black, Jerry Fielder, Matéi Visniec, Louis Armand, Thor Garcia, Louis Armand, Jennifer K. Dick, Andrew Hodgson, Jane Lewty, David Vichnar, Joshua Edwards, Michelle Noteboom, Lynn Xu, Margo Berdeshevsky. Jerome Rothenberg, Pierre Drogi, Kate Noakes, James Brookes, Paul Emond, Hubert Lucot, Eugène Nicole, Jonathan Coe, Nicholas Manning, Bertrand VAN RUYMBEKE, Marie-Jeanne ROSSIGNOL, Andrew Davidson, Seb Emina, David Lebovitz, Debra Wiess and Lance Tait
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Selected Events this October!
1 October 2013—bilingual reading with Jerome Rothenberg and Yves di Manno @ IVY Writers Paris. AT: LE NEXT, 17 rue Tiquetonne, 75002 Paris, M° Etienne Marcel. join the IVY email list at ivywritersparis AT gmail DOT com and we will send you the location and information for forthcoming events. OR see our blog at http://ivywritersparis.blogspot.com
1 Oct 19h30: Anthony Flint presents The Raven: The Life of Le Corbusier, Maker of the Modern. AT: the AMERICAN LIBRARY in Paris, 10, rue du Général Camou 75007 Paris Metro: Ecole Militaire (line 8), Alma-Marceau (line 9), RER: Pont de l'Alma (line C), Bus Routes: 42, 63, 69, 80, 82, 87, 92
2 October 19h30 : Max Bryd talks about his best-selling crime novel "Paris Deadline". AT: the AMERICAN LIBRARY in Paris, 10, rue du Général Camou 75007 Paris Metro: Ecole Militaire (line 8), Alma-Marceau (line 9), RER: Pont de l'Alma (line C), Bus Routes: 42, 63, 69, 80, 82, 87, 92
3 October @ 19:30h – PLU Open Mic featuring Lisa Pasold: poet, novelist, and occasional TV travel show host, her most recent book, Any Bright Horse, was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award in Canada. AT: Culture Rapide, at 103 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020. For more information see: http://parislitup.com/event/plu-open-mic-featuring-jo-bell/
3 Oct at 6:30: Paul Griffith's A Titled Cup, is out from the Center of Writers and Translators. AT: the Grand Salon, AUP 31 av Bosquet, 75007.
5 Oct at 7pm Poets Denis Hirson, Fiona Sze-Lorrain, John Mateer and Kathryn Maris AT: Martha's Place, 26 rue du Chalet in the 10th. Metro Belleville
5 October 2013 9.am to 6.30pm BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED Speakers include Patricia Wells and Cara Black AT: American Church of Paris, 65 quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris Registration required—forms at: http://bloom.acparis.org/bloom-program/bloom-registration/
Monday 7th October 7:00pm to 9:30 pm Book Swap for Global Literacy with Room to Read. Shakespeare & Co is joining forces with them to host the first Paris public book swap evening!
All you have to do is turn up with a new, or nearly new, copy of your very favourite book. And, after a lot of good chatting, you leave with someone else's favourite under your arm in exchange! To sign up for the Book Swap, please click here: https://docs.google.com/a/shakespeareandcompany.com/forms/d/1eLeMNSWKuWRpM269_TKlK7hi7zRcSW6b_IaVZbOdMmI/viewform
7 Oct from 7.30pm SpokenWord OPEN MIC. Au Chat Noir, 76 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud. Métro Parmentier/Couronnes. Run by David Barnes & Alberto Rigettini. http://spokenwordparis.org/
7 Oct at 20h POETS READ and be heard (French). 8 € at door, for drinks AT : la cave à poèmes Théâtre des Déchargeurs, salle La Bohème, 3 rue des déchargeurs dans le 1er arrondissement, www.cave-a-poemes.org
8 October 19h30 Curator Jerry Fielder presents the life of famed portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh. AT: the AMERICAN LIBRARY in Paris, 10, rue du Général Camou 75007 Paris Metro: Ecole Militaire (line 8), Alma-Marceau (line 9), RER: Pont de l'Alma (line C), Bus Routes: 42, 63, 69, 80, 82, 87, 92
Wednesday 9th October 3:00pm Children’s Hour – music, rhythm, and stories for kids. Bring your children (2-6 year-olds, siblings welcome too) to the library at Shakespeare and Company for an hour of music, songs, and stories in English (for all nationalities, even those who don't speak English). Led by the magic Kate Stables, mum and singer/songwriter from This is the Kit, this lovely event has become an institution. There will be instruments to play and a lot of noise to make! Four euros donation appreciated. @ Shakespeare and Company
9 Oct—18h30 (FRENCH) ROMANIAN writer Matéi Visniec. Monsieur Delagare et Aurélien Rozo (guitare) et Eric Recordier (contrebasse) ponctueront la rencontre d’impromptus musicaux inspirés de l’oeuvre de l’auteur et la Compagnie Umbral interprètera un extrait d’une pièce de Matéi Visniec, Le Cabaret des mots. AT : La libraire Wallonie Bruxelles, Salle de spectacle, 46 rue Quincampoix, 75004 Paris FREE ENTRY
Thursday 10th October 7:00pm Kathleen Spivack on “With Robert Lowell and His Circle” @ Shakespeare and Company
10 October @ 19:30h – PLU Open Mic featuring Louis Armand and Thor Garcia. AT: the historic home of French Slam poetry, Culture Rapide, at 103 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020. For more information see: http://parislitup.com/event/plu-open-mic-featuring-louis-armand-and-thor-garcia/
11 October @ 7:00 pm – Paris Lit Up Magazine Launch HUGE PARTY with MUSIC from The Umbilical Chords, The Bowling Team, Boato Brunello Duo, The Freres, DJ Sven Löve. AT: Pop In. For info http://parislitup.com/event/paris-lit-up-magazine-launching-issue-1/ at 7pm on Friday 11th October, at the Pop-In Bar 105 rue Amelot in the 10eme.
12 Oct—from 7pm: VLAK literary review celebrates release with English language poetry (with translations). Readers include: Louis Armand, Jennifer K. Dick, Andrew Hodgson, Jane Lewty, David Vichnar & surprise guests. DRINKS at 7pm and the READINGS starting at 7:30pm. RSVP by email AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE for the complete address and info to david.vichnar AT gmail.com . The address will be on Villa Marcel Lods, 75019 Paris (off passage de l’Atlas)
Dimanche 13 octobre 2013, à 11h (FRENCH) Cocteau est immortel : L’actualité littéraire du cinquantenaire de sa mort @ La Règle du Jeu Avec : Pierre BERGE, président de la Fondation Pierre Bergé, écrivain Dominique MARNY, vice-présidente du Comité Jean Cocteau commissaire de l’exposition Cocteau au Musée des Lettres et Manuscrits, Serge LINARES, professeur à l’université de Versailles/Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, coordinateur éditorial du futur Cahier de l’Herne consacré à Cocteau, auteur de Cocteau/Fenosa. Reliefs d’une amitié (Barcelone, Polígrafa, 2007) et responsable de l’édition scientifique des Œuvres romanesques complètes dans la Pléiade. Un débat animé par Alexis Lacroix. ENTREE LIBRE ET GRATUITE Les séminaires de La Règle du jeuTous les dimanches à 11h, au cinéma Saint-Germain22 rue Guillaume Apollinaire Paris 6ème. Métro : Saint-Germain-des-Prés Réservation conseillée : [email protected] 01 45 44 98 74
13th. October : 19h30 Lance Tait : "You Will Struggle for the Rest of Your Life" (screenplay in English) AT : Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris (métro Tuileries) MOVING PARTS
Monday 14th October 7:00pm Seb Emina, author of the highly acclaimed The Breakfast Bible and creator of much-loved blog The London Review of Breakfasts, and legendary Paris-based cook, author, and blogger David Lebovitz @ Shakespeare and Co
14 Oct SpokenWord – open mic/scène ouverte: Sign up in the bar from 7.30pm for your 5 minutes of fame. Poetics begin underground from 8.30pm. Make the words come alive. Au Chat Noir, 76 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud. Métro Parmentier/Couronnes. Run by David Barnes & Alberto Rigettini. http://spokenwordparis.org/
Tuesday 15 October 2013, 19:30 Pierre Assouline, author of Du côté de chez Drouan, member of the Goncourt Academy and blogger of La République des Livres, will discuss, in English, the great French publishing tradition of the rentrée littéraire. @The American Library in Paris
15 Oct.7pm Poets Live with Joshua Edwards, Michelle Noteboom and Lynn Xu. AT : Carr’s Pub, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris Métro: Tuileries or Concorde
15 Oct from 19h : (FRENCH) Hubert Lucot et Eugène Nicole A l'occasion de la parution de Je vais, je vis (P.O.L) Les eaux territoriales (Editions de l'Olivier) AT: la librairie Michèle Ignazi, 4 rue de Jouy, 75004 Paris, M° St Paul
17 October @ 19:30h – PLU Open Mic featuring Margo Berdeshevsky. Jerome Rothenberg has written: AT: the historic home of French Slam poetry, Culture Rapide, at 103 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020. For more information see: http://parislitup.com/event/plu-open-mic-featuring-margo-berdeshevsky/
17th October at 7pm Jonathan Coe will present and sign his new comic novel EXPO 58 at WH Smith’s. AT: WHSmith - 248, rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris - M°Concorde - www.whsmith.fr
18 oct de 18h à 19h30. (FRENCH) Bertrand VAN RUYMBEKE *(Université de Paris 8) Il présentera son ouvrage « L'Amérique avant les Etats- Unis. Une histoire de l'Amérique anglaise 1497-1776 », Prix France-Amériques. Son intervention sera suivie d'un commentaire par Marie-Jeanne ROSSIGNOL (Université Paris Diderot, Paris 7). Institut des Amériques Espace Tocqueville 60, boulevard du Lycée 8eme étage 92170 Vanves Métro: Corentin Celton (Ligne 12) Tram 3a: Porte de Versailles Station velib : n° 21311 Plan en ligne: <http://www.institutdesameriques.fr/repository/pages/Acc_s_locaux_IdA_V
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21st Oct 19h Antjie Krog, one of South Africa’s finest poets and readers of poetry in public, will read in Afrikaans and English. Introduced by Denis Hirson AT Shakespeare & Co 37 rue de la Bucherie, 75005 Paris Métro Cité/ Saint-Michel
21 Oct SpokenWord – open mic/scène ouverte: performance poetry, stand up, monologue, stories, beat poetry, sketches, songs, spoken word. Primarily in English but open to all languages. Your own original texts or favourite old texts – from Rimbaud to Dr Seuss, Beowulf to Gil Scott-Heron. Sign up in the bar from 7.30pm for your 5 minutes of fame. Poetics begin underground from 8.30pm. Make the words come alive. Au Chat Noir, 76 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud. Métro Parmentier/Couronnes. Run by David Barnes & Alberto Rigettini. http://spokenwordparis.org/
21 Oct at 20h (FRENCH) HOMMAGE to Réné Char OPEN MIC 8 € (avec boissons et en-cas à la pause) AT : la cave à poèmes Théâtre des Déchargeurs, salle La Bohème, 3 rue des déchargeurs dans le 1er arrondissement, www.cave-a-poemes.org
22nd of Oct at 19h30 Ivy Writers Paris Reading by Pierre Drogi (French poet) and British poets Kate Noakes and James Brookes. At DELAVILLE CAFE, 34 boulevard bonne nouvelle, 75010 More info on: the IVY email list at ivywritersparis AT gmail DOT com OR our FB Group or our blog at http://ivywritersparis.blogspot.com
22 Oct—18h00 (FRENCH) Paul Emond présentera - Nous sommes tous des K, librement inspiré du Château de Franz Kafka (Lansman) - Les vingt-quatre victoires d’étape du peintre Belgritte : fiction (maelström reEvolution) AT : La libraire Wallonie Bruxelles, 46 rue Quincampoix, 75004 Paris FREE ENTRY
24 October @ 19:30h – PLU Open Mic featuring Nicholas Manning: Maître de conférences in American Literature at the Sorbonne. He is the founding editor of The Continental Review and the author of two poetic cycles: Novaless. Elements Towards a Metaphysic, and Homo Sentimentalis. A Guide In Verse To Modern Emotional Intimacy. For more information see: http://parislitup.com/event/plu-open-mic-featuring-nicholas-manning/
24 Oct 6:30 p.m. Andrew Davidson onThe Gargoyle a New York Times best-seller, an international best-seller, available in thirty languages. AT: AUP, Grand Salon, 31 av Bosquet, 75007
Friday 25th October 6:30pm This month’s Philosophers in the Library will explore: 'The New American Cinema' in the 1960s – re-making a cinematic tradition. @ Shakespeare and Company
27th.October 19H30: Debra Wiess PLAY READING: "Proust and Joyce at the Majestic" : (in English) AT : Carr's Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris (métro Tuileries) MOVING PARTS
28 Oct SpokenWord – open mic/scène ouverte: Sign up in the bar from 7.30pm for your 5 minutes of fame. Poetics begin underground from 8.30pm. Make the words come alive. Au Chat Noir, 76 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud. Métro Parmentier/Couronnes. Run by David Barnes & Alberto Rigettini. http://spokenwordparis.org/
Monday 28th October 7:00pm For Halloween, Bram Stoker’s Dracula! Jacques Sirgent, founder and director of Musée des Vampires and all-round vampire expert, will give a lecture on Dracula, exploring contemporary reaction, historical context, modern interpretation, and those many film adaptations @ Shakespeare and Company
28 Oct at 20h ALL open OPEN MIC NiGHT. AT : la cave à poèmes Théâtre des Déchargeurs, salle La Bohème, 3 rue des déchargeurs dans le 1er arrondissement, www.cave-a-poemes.org
31 October @ 19:30h – PLU Open Mic Halloween Extravaganza. AT: the historic home of French Slam poetry, Culture Rapide, at 103 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020. For more information see: http://parislitup.com/event/plu-open-mic-halloween-extravaganza/
