June & July 2011 Readings & Events List

June & July 2011 Readings & Calls for work

Part I) Paris Events & READINGS by dates in June & July 2011
Part II) Creative Writing Workshops in Paris
Part III) News Reviews & Reviews News: publications, calls for work, new books & more!


(Please--IF YOU HAVE EVENTS, CALLS FOR WORK, etc please send those announcements as early as possible, and in the format of the listings below if you can, to Jane Cope at parisrentree2010 AT gmail.com )

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Part I) Paris events & READINGS by dates in June 2011

1 june through18 juin 2011 Expo « TRANSPARENCES » by Adrienne Arth (http://www.fwm-lukm.com/) du 7 mai au 18 juin 2011 AT : Le Bistro Rouge 25, rue Jouffroy d'Abbans 75017 PARIS Tél : 01 47 63 43 63 lebistrorouge@orange.fr

* 1 June 19h30 Former Poet Laureate William Jay Smith presents an excerpt of My Friend Tom - The Poet Playwright Tennessee Williams, which will be published by the University of Mississippi Press later this year. About William Jay Smith: William Jay Smith was born in 1918. He studied at Washington University in St. Louis with Tennessee Williams. Smith is the author of over fifty books of poetry, children's verses, translations, criticisms, and memoir. He is currently a member of the Library's Writers' Council. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

2 June : All day CHAMPAGNE EXCURSION: France Revisited will be organizing an exclusive daytrip (from Paris) to the Champagne region so as to introduce a small group of travelers to small Champagne producers & gain a perspective on Champagne rarely available through the major Champagne houses. We'll also visit the Cathedral of Reims, which begins the celebration of the 800th anniversary of its construction this month. This exclusive tour is limited to 5-10 participants. The cost for this exclusive excursion is about $360-390 (250-275 euros) per person, with the exact amount depending on the final number of participants. If interested in joining on this cheerful & insightful daytrip send an e-mail with Champagne in the subject line at francerevisited@aol.com

* 2 juin à 19h Soirée de lectures de poèmes et extraits de romans par Jean-Pierre Faye et Bérangère Bonvoisin. Entrée libre. Programme détaillé: poèmes de JPF par lui-même et lecture à deux voix du "Libre de Lioube 1" et d'extraits de "La grande Nap".
Renseignements www.jean-pierre-faye.net ou par téléphone : 01 47 07 54 48 AT: Espace Harmattan, 21bis rue des Ecoles 75005 Métro: Maubert-Mutualité

4 June 10 - 19h Monthly Used Book Sale at the American Library in Paris. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

5 June 13 - 19h Monthly Used Book Sale Weekend at the American Library in Paris. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

* 5 June 15h Dans le cadre de la résidence d'écrivains de Suzanne Doppelt à la Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes à Paris, lecture de Frédéric Boyer, devant la singerie
entrée Reptiles. 9 euros, plein tarid. il est conseillé d’arriver 30 mn avant AT: Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes. 57 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Métro: Gare d'Austerlitz

5th June at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: “The Blue Room” by David Hare, dir. by Colin David Reese; with Elena Odessa Ray and Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau (Attn: Nudity) Elena Odessa Ray has founded an anglophone theatre cooperative called Words Up. The first run of plays in English includes 5 great shows. They hope to continue in September, continuing Mondayat7's goal to provide regular quality English-language theatre (now on SUNDAYS !) that is accessible all year round in Paris, but they need your help. Please come and see some great shows and support us in this worthy undertaking! Also visit the Words Up! website: www.words-up.com. Looking forward to seeing you, says Diana Stewart-Rossine AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, M° Abbesses. Reservations: contactwordsup@gmail.com

6 juin 19h l'occasion de la parution de NOVALIS Le Félin, HISTOIRE DU ROMANTISME de Théophile Gautier Le Félin et L'ART MODERNE de Théophile Gautier (avec la collaboration de Corinne Bayle), la librairie Michèle Ignazi a le plaisir de vous inviter à une rencontre avec Olivier Schefer AT: Librairie Michèle Ignazi 17, rue de Jouy 75004 01 42 71 17 00 Métro : Saint-Paul ou Pont-Marie

6 June 7:00pm Shakespeare & Co is thrilled to welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Olen Butler, who will read from his latest book Hell. This is a deliciously witty novel of good, evil, and free will, set in a Hell populated by figures from history and contemporary culture (William Randolph Hearst, Anne Boleyn, Humphrey Bogart, and George W. Bush, etcetera) ‘the prose flows in a seemingly effortless stream . . . [leading] to complex and exquisitely written set pieces of inspired insight into the sinful and broken nature of humanity.’ —News and Observer. Robert Olen Butler is the author of twelve novels, six story collections, and a book on the creative process, From Where You Dream. In addition to a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 and National Magazine Awards in 2001 and 2005, he has received a Guggenheim Fellowship for fiction and an NEA grant, as well as the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

6 June 20h L’Atelier de l’agneau aux Périphéries du Marché de la Poésie vous invitent aux lectures présentées par Françoise Favretto et suivies d’un spectacle. Lectures: Pierre Drogi : « Levées », Franck Doyen : « Inventaire du début du jour ». Piet Lincken : « Å, Itinéraire suédois », livre double : poèmes de l’auteur et ses traductions d’Edith Södergran (finlandaise d’expression suédoise). « invitées surprise» : Lily Robert-Foley: « Champs obligatoires / Required fields » fragment inédit à propos d’un titre de séjour, avec la participation de Camille Bloomfield. LECTURE/SPECTACLE : Tristan Felix : « Journal d’Ovaine » interprété par l’auteure et ses marionnettes du Petit Théâtre des Pendus, mis en musique électro-acoustique par Laurent Noël. AT: Maison d’Aquitaine 21 rue des Pyramides, Métro: Pyramides Tel : 01 55 35 31 42 http://poesie.evous.fr/ http://www.at-agneau.fr/

6 June 20h SPOKEN WORD Paris: Come read YOUR work in ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN or any other language you would so like to share poetry in! You are also invited to play a short musical piece or read a poem by an author you admire if you so wish! 20h sign up/hang out 20h30 first round starts 15 min break 21h45 second round starts 15 min break 23h00 third round starts stop at midnight ie. the Cinderella rule (so we can all chat & socialise; the bar stays open till after one). 10 poets/singers/comedians/dancing pets per round The exact start times for rounds depend on people signing up, but stopping at midnight is fixed. AT: Cabaret Populaire/Culture Rapide, 103 rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris Metro Belleville. http://spokenwordparis.blogspot.com/

*7 juin at 19h30 IVY WRITERS PARIS ANGLOPHONE READING: with Rachel Blau DuPlessis (American), Adeena Karasick & Bill Bissett (Canadians). BIOS: BILL BISSETT: is the author of over 70 volumes of poetry, & is one of the most internationally acclaimed poets alive today. Best known for his use of unique orthography, for incorporating visual elements in his printed poetry, & for his performances of “concrete sound” poetry, sound effects & chanting. Critics have called him a visionary, a linguistic mystic, shaman, prophet & a “one man civilization”. His voice & words are featured on the Chemical Brothers award winning cd, We Are The Night. bissett is also a world renowned artist with recent shows at the Rob Shouten Gallery in Washington State, The Cowichan Arts Center, Duncan BC. Previous one person shows: The Vancouver Art Gallery Modern Fuel Kingston, Art Gallery Pteros & The Upstairs Gallery in Toronto. RACHEL BLAU DUPLESSIS: is the author numerous books of poetry & experimental critical prose. Her long poem Drafts, begun in 1986, is collected most recently in two books by Salt Publishing-- Pitch: Drafts 77-95 (2010) & The Collage Poems of Drafts (2011). Other volumes of Drafts have been appearing from publishers in the US & UK since 2004. In 2006, two books of her innovative essays appeared: Blue Studios: Poetry & Its Cultural Work (2006), & the ground-breaking The Pink Guitar: Writing as Feminist Practice ([1990] 2006) from University of Alabama Press. Her forthcoming critical book (2012) is Purple Passages: Pound, Eliot, Zukofsky, Olson, Creeley & the Ends of Patriarchal Poetry from University of Iowa Press. Her websites are http://rachelblauduplessis.com as well as http://wings.buffalo.edu/epc/authors/duplessis ADEENA KARASICK is an internationally acclaimed & award winning poet, media-artist & author of seven books of poetry & poetic theory, as well as 4 videopoems regularly showcased at International Film Festivals, including “I Got A Crush on Osama”, aired on Fox News. Her work is marked with an urban, Jewish, feminist aesthetic that continually challenges linguistic habits & normative modes of meaning production. She has recently been granted the “Exuberance is Beauty” Award for her visual poetry book Amuse Bouche & the MPS Mobile Award for being the world’s first “Mobile Poet”, where her work is now on mobile devices (cell phones, smart phones & karaoke apparati throughout the world). Her writing has been described as "electricity in language" (Nicole Brossard), "plural, cascading, exuberant in its cross-fertilization of punning & knowing, theatre & theory" (Charles Bernstein) & "opens up the possibilities of reading" (Vancouver Courier). She lives, writes & teaches in New York City. AT : Le NEXT (downstairs in the sous-sol): 17 rue Tiquetonne, 75002 Paris, M° Etienne Marcel ou RER Les Halles, More info at: http://ivywritersparis.blogspot.com

7 June 2011 18:30- 20:30pm PAN Writer Series (Paris Alumni Network) Award-winning author of murder mysteries, Cara Black is best known for her Aimée Léduc mystery novels featuring a female private investigator based in Paris. Listed in "Great Women Mystery Writers", Cara will talk about her latest novel, Murder in Passy.
Join us for a glass of wine and a thrilling discussion! AT: RSVP to Laurel Zuckerman at pariswritersnews@gmail.com Metro - Hotel de Ville

7 June 19h David Downie and Alison Harris at the Village Voice Bookshop to celebrate the publication of the 2011 editions of Paris, Paris Journey into the City of Night & Quiet Corners of Rome both written by David Downie with photos by Alison Harris. AT: Village Voice Bookshop 6, rue Princesse 75006 Métro: Mabillon

* 8 June 2011 3.30 pm Father's Day themed June Kids' Club. Kids' Club is a free monthly reading in English for children ages 4 to 8 held on the second Wednesday of every month, except July and August. To RSVP for this event, please send an email with the child's name, age and English level to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'June Kids' Club RSVP' as the object of the message. Your child's name will automatically be registered on our guest list. AT: WH Smith 248 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris. Métro: Concorde

8 juin à 19h Rencontre avec FRANÇOISE LECLÈRE pour son livre Journal d’une grosse qui réfléchit (La Maronie). Avec humour, Françoise Leclère (Petit manuel de la ravisseuse, Le miso mis à nu, Illizible...) dénonce la tyrannie de la minceur en se basant sur une enquête qu’elle a menée au quotidien et en décortiquant les discours des médias, du corps médical ou simplement de notre entourage. “La grosseur est une vue de l’esprit. J’ai donc décidé que j’étais mince. Je suis mince.” http://www.violetteandco.com/librairie/article.php?id_article=513 AT: Violette et Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny.

8 June 19h30. Evenings with an Author Presents: Dinaw Mengestu. We welcome the award-winning author of The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears and How to Read the Air back to the Library. About Dinaw Mengestu: Dinaw Mengestu was named one of twenty best writers under the age of 40 by The New Yorker in 2010. He was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 2008. He also won the Guardian First Book Award in 2007. Here in France, he has won the Prix du Premier Meilleur Roman Etranger. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

9 au 11 juin 2011 : All-day conference, parts in English, parts in French, on the « Legacies of Modernism. The state of British Poetry Today, ». For full info on this event, see the website below. Les informations concernant le colloque qui aura lieu du 9 au 11 juin 2011 à l’Institut Charles V, Université Paris-Diderot sont disponibles à l’adresse suivante : http://legaciesofmodernism.blogspot.com/

9 June 7:00pm Tishani Doshi will read from and discuss her novel The Pleasure Seekers published in French in a translation by Karine Lalechère under the title Le Plaisir ne saurait attendre. August, 1968: Babo Patel arrives in London from Madras, with curly hair and dreams of becoming a success. When he meets the beautiful, auburn-haired Siân Jones, he falls in love instantly. She, like him, is in search of something bigger than what the home she left behind can offer. When Babo’s parents learn of his intention to marry ‘some girl from God knows where’ he is given an ultimatum; the two lovers may marry only if they live in Madras for two years before returning to London. As the years pass by, the calamities and heartaches of first love, lost innocence, and old age unfold across cultures and generations of this mixed-up family in a topsy-turvy world. Tishani Doshi is a novelist, poet, journalist and dancer based in former Madras, now Chennai, in India. Her first collection of poetry, Countries of the Body, won the Forward Poetry Prize for best first collection in 2006. The Pleasure Seekers is her first novel and was shortlisted for the Hindu Best Fiction Award in 2010. Her fiction has also appeared in The Drawbridge. Tishani Doshi will be introduced by her French publisher, Marc Parent. AT: Village Voice Bookshop 6, rue Princesse 75006 Métro: Mabillon

9 juin 19h00 Dans le cadre de la Périphérie du Marché de la Poésie, nous vous invitons aux Voûtes pour une soirée Poésie is not dead. Pour un programme complet, rendez vous sur le site: http://lesvoutes.org/ AT: 19 rue des Frigos 75013 Paris Métro/RER C : Bibliothèque François Mitterrand

* 9 June 19h En coopération avec le Forum Culturel Autrichien à Paris et les éditions de l'Olivier. Lecture et discussion avec Catherine Mazellier-Lajarrige, Jacques Lajarrige, et Geneviève Humbert-Knitel. À Tchernopol, les nationalismes sont pléthoriques et de plus en plus virulents. La guerre de 1914 vient de s'achever, entraînant l'effondrement de l'empire des Habsbourg et de ses valeurs. Symbole de cette fin tragique est le destin de Tildy, hussard de l'armée austro-hongroise, avec son anachronique sens de l'honneur et de l'obéissance. Une phrase maladroite le conduit à provoquer en duel deux de ses supérieurs qui, au lieu de l'affronter, le font enfermer dans un asile d'aliénés. Représentant pathétique d'un ordre révolu, Tildy agit avec autant de bravoure et d'inconscience que l'hermine du titre, dont la légende prétend qu'elle meurt dès que son pelage est souillé. Né à Czernowitz, Gregor von Rezzori (1914-1998) a vécu dans diverses capitales européennes ainsi qu'à New York. Son oeuvre est une description impitoyable de l'antisémitisme en Europe et une analyse du monde germanique. Souvent comparé à Joseph Roth, Robert Musil ou Thomas Mann, il est sans conteste l'un des plus grands stylistes de langue allemande du XXe siècle. Nombre de ses oeuvres ont paru en français, dont Mémoires d'un antisémite, Neiges d'antan et Murmures d'un vieillard. Une nouvelle traduction de Une Hermine à Tchernopol par Catherine Mazellier-Lajarrige et Jacques Lajarrige vient de paraître aux éditions de l'Olivier. AT: Goethe-Institut - 17 avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris Métro: Iéna

*9 juin 2011 Rencontre autour du livre de Muriel Pic "Les désordres de la bibliothèque", préfacé par Christian Prigent à 19h à l'espace éducatif du Jeu de paume et lectures de Christian Prigent (entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles). AT: Musée Jeu de Paume, 1 Place de la Concorde, 75008 Métro: Concorde

9 juin 19h-20h For all you Oulipians and Oulipo fans out there, the monthly Rendez-vous réguliers, les jeudis de l'Oulipo, chers aux amateurs de jeux de l'esprit et de littérature potentielle, continuent d'explorer des thèmes d'actualité, proposant lectures et créations originales. Tonight’s theme “Orifices” AT: BNF François-Mitterrand, Grand auditorium, Entrée libre

*9 juin à 19h As part of the colloque « Legacies of Modernism. The state of British Poetry Today, » Double Change & la Maison de la Poésie invite you to a BILINGUAL READING by British authors GERALDINE MONK, CAROL WATTS et JOHN WILKINSON. Bios: BIOS : Geraldine Monk est née à Blackburn dans le Lancashire en 1952. Elle publie depuis les années soixante-dix en Grande-Bretagne mais aussi aux Etats-Unis où elle se rend régulièrement. Parmi ses sept principaux livres de poèmes, on peut citer Noctivagations et Escafeld Hangings, tous deux parus chez West House Books. Une collection d’essais consacrés à son travail et réunis par Scott Thurston a paru en 2007 chez Salt Publishing où ont également paru Ghost & Other Sonnets en 2008. Son prochain livre, Lobe Scarps & Finials sortira au printemps 2011 chez Leafe Press. Carol Watts vit à Londres. Elle est l’auteur de Wrack (Reality Street Editions, 2007), When blue light falls (Oystercatcher, 2008, 2010), this is red (Torque Press, 2009) et brass, running (Equipage, 2006), ainsi que d’un livre de chroniques en prose exposé à l’occasion du Text Festival de 2005 et désormais disponible sous forme électronique (Intercapillary Editions). Un nouveau livre intitulé Occasionals paraîtra en 2011 chez Reality Street. Son travail récent fait intervenir la photographie, le dessin et le collage. Une partie de Horrid Massacre, récit raconté par l’intermédiaire de tickets de caisse, est accessible en ligne sur le site de Ekleksographia. En 2009, elle a collaboré avec la chorégraphe Kate Johnson et la réalisatrice Roswitha Chesher à un spectacle vivant mêlant voix et danse, In the Fold, présenté au Laban à Londres. Carol Watts co-dirige le Birbeck Centre for Poetics à Londres. John Wilkinson est né à Londres en 1953, a été envoyé sur la côte de Cornouailles et a passé la plus grande partie de son enfance dans des internats. Il a fait ses études à Cambridge où enseignait J.H. Prynne et a étudié le poète bostonien John Wieners à Cambridge et Harvard. Après une formation comme infirmier psychiatrique et psychothérapeute kleinien, il a travaillé dans des services de santé mentale de la région ouvrière des West Midlands, en Cornouailles du sud et à Londres, où il est devenu directeur adjoint de la santé publique pour le nord-est de Londres, chargé de la santé mentale. En 2003-04, il a obtenu une bourse Fulbright pour aller étudier les théories du risque à New York. En 2005, il a été accueilli comme écrivain en résidence à l’université Notre-Dame dans l’Indiana dont il a ensuite rejoint le département de littérature. Depuis 2010, il est professeur de pratiques artistiques à l’université de Chicago. Il a publié un livre d’essais en 2007, the Lyric Touch. Ses principaux livres de poèmes sont Clinical Notes (1980), Proud Flesh (1986), Flung Clear (1994), Effigies Against the Light (2001), Contrivances (2003), Lake Shore Drive (2006) et Down to Earth (2008). READING AT : la Mairie du 3e arrondissement, 2 rue Eugène Spuller, salle Odette Pilpoul, M° Temple, Entrée libre.

*9 juin 19h30 Judith Elbaz et Sébastien Smirou vous invitent à partager « Un temps pour s’étreindre dans le champ » (lecture-mêlée) AT: Studio Le Regard du Cygne 210 rue de Belleville - 75020 Métro: Place des Fêtes ou Télégraphe

11 June 14:00 Discussion of Murder in Passy - an Aimée Leduc Investigation in Paris AT: Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore 22 Rue St Paul 75004 01 48 04 75 08 Metro - Saint Paul

11 juin 2011 à 19h Saturday films at dorothy’s gallery : Adultères, une pièce de Woody Allen. Une pièce jouée par la Cie Alexandre Berdat, mise en scène par Alexandre Berdat. On retrouve dans Adultères l'obsession persistante de Woody Allen pour la complexité des rapports humains, et tout particulièrement les sentiments amoureux, à travers des dialogues drôles et pleins d'esprit. To reserve a place : dorothysgallery@gmail.com Entrée libre - participation pour le personnel & cocktail appréciée AT : Dorothy’s Gallery, 27 rue Keller 75011 Paris, M° Bastille

12th June at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: Mag and Bag by Barry Dickens, dir. by Quentin Ochem and Robert Brazil ; with Simonne Hurse and Jacqueline Mifsud (Attn: Adult language) Elena Odessa Ray has founded an anglophone theatre cooperative called Words Up. The first run of plays in English includes 5 great shows. They hope to continue in September, continuing Mondayat7's goal to provide regular quality English-language theatre that is accessible all year round in Paris, but they need your help. Please come and see some great shows and support us in this worthy undertaking! Also visit the Words Up! website: www.words-up.com. Looking forward to seeing you, says Diana Stewart-Rossine AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: contactwordsup@gmail.com

13 June 20h SPOKEN WORD Paris: Come read YOUR work in ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN or any other language you would so like to share poetry in! You are also invited to play a short musical piece or read a poem by an author you admire if you so wish! 20h sign up/hang out 20h30 first round starts 15 min break 21h45 second round starts 15 min break 23h00 third round starts stop at midnight ie. the Cinderella rule (so we can all chat & socialise; the bar stays open till after one). 10 poets/singers/comedians/dancing pets per round The exact start times for rounds depend on people signing up, but stopping at midnight is fixed. AT: Cabaret Populaire/Culture Rapide, 103 rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris Metro Belleville. http://spokenwordparis.blogspot.com/

14th June, 19h15: Poets Live with Pierre Joris, Sylvia Mae Gorelick and Miles Joris-Peyrafitte. Pierre Joris’ most recent publications are his translation of The Meridian: Final Version—Draſts—Materials by Paul Celan. (Stanford U.P. 2011), Canto Diurno #4: The Tang Extending from the Blade (poems) as a 2010 Ahadada eBook, Justifying the Margins: Essays 1990-2006 and Aljibar I & II (poems). He is working with Habib Tengour on Diwan Iffrikya: An Anthology of North African Writings from Prehistory to Today, to be published in 2012 by University of California Press. Later this year Chax Press will bring out the complete Mediations on the Stations of Mansur al-Hallaj (poems). Note the different venue to Poets Live on 28th June. Poets Live AT: Bar Long Island, 47 rue Washington, M George V. http://poets-live.com/

* 15 June 19h Volker Braun au Goethe Institut. En coopération avec les éditions L'Oreille du loup, en présence de l'auteur, de son éditeur Stéphane Chaumet et de ses traducteurs Jean-Paul Barbe et Alain Lance. Un premier choix de poèmes de Volker Braun en traduction française, Provocations pour moi et d'autres, paraît en 1970, traduit et présenté par Alain Lance. Quarante ans après le premier séjour parisien de Volker Braun, l'Institut Goethe l'invite à l'occasion de la parution du volume bilingue Le Massacre des illusions, un choix d'une quarantaine de poèmes sur quatre décennies, établi avec l'auteur et ses traducteurs pour les éditions L'Oreille du loup. Volker Braun, né en 1939 à Dresde, vit actuellement à Berlin. Son attitude frondeuse lui vaut de travailler trois ans dans une mine de lignite avant de pouvoir suivre des études de philosophie. Il devient ensuite dramaturge au Berliner Ensemble. Auteur dramatique et poète, il a aussi publié des essais, des nouvelles et des romans. En 2000, il a reçu le prestigieux prix Georg Büchner. AT: Goethe-Institut - 17 avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris Métro: Iéna

15 juin à 19h Rencontre avec TIPHAINE BESNARD pour son essai Les prostituées à la Salpétrière et dans le discours médical. 1850-1914, une folle débauche (L’Harmattan). A travers sa thématique propre, T. Besnard décrit la vaste entreprise de l’époque pour classifier les être humains en catégories définies par le genre, la classe et la race à partir des critères du sain et du malsain. Le cadre juridique de l’étude témoigne de la gestion politique des corps et de la sexualité, de la reproduction, de la maladie et de l’altérité physique en général qui marque la société française. T. Besnard est diplômée d’un master d’histoire et de civilisations comparées de Paris VII. http://www.violetteandco.com/librairie/article.php?id_article=508 AT: Violette et Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny.

*16 June 7pm Terrance Gelenter will read from his memoir From Bagels to Brioches Paris Par Hasard. How did a lousy French student become the sophisticated American’s friend in Paris? In this spirited, anecdote-filled memoir that has its poignant moments we follow Terrance’s life that began in post-war Casablanca, continued in the coal mining country of western Pennsylvania, acquired definition on the streets of Brooklyn, added polish in San Francisco and ultimately ended and restarted in the Paris he was born to inhabit. To paraphrase Woody Allen “a caricature of a caricature-if he didn’t exist we’d have had to invent him.” Syndicated film critic, Hispanic mediaexecutive and author, Terrance Gelenter has parlayed his passion for Paris into a new chapter in his life. He makes his home in Paris with periodic voyages to New York and San Francisco. AT: Village Voice Bookshop 6, rue Princesse 75006 Métro: Mabillon

*16 June 19h30 Bloomsday Dedalus Irish Poets: A bilingual poetry reading by Pat Boran, Katherine Duffy, Mary Montague and Gerry Murphy, and their French translators.
To celebrate Bloomsday 2011, the appropriately named Dedalus Press presents a bilingual event of short readings by four mid-career Irish poets, together with their French translators, offering a unique and timely insight into the richness and diversity of contemporary poetry from Ireland. To mark the event, Dedalus will publish a bilingual commemorative anthology, introduced by Clíona Ní Ríordáin and Paul Bensimon, and featuring selections from the work of each of the participating poets. Celebrate Bloomsday with a glass of wine and a selection of Irish cheeses, courtesy of An Bord Bia. AT: Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris. RER: Luxembourg. Admission free, reservation recommended.

*17th June 6:00pm In celebration of Shakespeare and Company’s Paris Literary Prize for a novella, the winner and two runners-up will read a short extract of their work (please confirm/check details here closer to the time). Afterwards there will be a musical showcase from Australian songbird Nadeah. To get you in the mood, listen to her singing from a Parisian rooftop http://www.le-hiboo.com/30444-hiboo-dlive-nadeah and wandering through a Parisian courtyard garden http://www.desinvolt.fr/2011/04/25/11883-nadeah-une-rue-et-un-balcon-parisien-23-avril-2011/ AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

* 17 June 19h Dans le cadre du festival L'Europe des théâtres, en partenariat avec EURODRAM, réseau européen de traduction théâtrale, une initiative de la Maison d'Europe et d'Orient, en partenariat avec le Théâtre national de Prishtina (Kosovo) et le Théâtre national Roustavéli de Tbilissi (Géorgie). Lecture du Collectif Mona. Mise en voix: Guillaume Riant, Avec Claire Frétel, Audrey Lebihan, Capucine Lespinas, William Prunk, Matyas Simon, Aurélien Tourte. La lecture sera suivie d'une discussion avec Laurent Muhleisen, dramaturge et traducteur (sous réserve). Les temps sont difficiles, sur fond d'écroulement du communisme et de crise économique, les dérives du capitalisme sont nombreuses... Les corps sont devenus des marchandises et les cadavres, en fonction des aléas du marché, peuvent rapporter gros ! Pour deux médecins urgentistes dans la dèche, la solution pour arrondir les fins de mois consiste à en faire le trafic : ils tuent leurs patients à tour de bras. Parviendront-ils à répondre à la demande de Mme Kruk et de ses pompes funèbres ? Ils se débattent tant bien que mal dans un système qui semble déconnecté de la réalité, où la compassion, les idéaux politiques sont des valeurs surannées, et s'interrogent sur l'avenir et le prix de leur vie dans un monde où désormais l'important se monnaye... Ici, l'argent devient à la fois le moyen et le but à poursuivre. Pour sortir de cette dynamique stérile, il manque un terme capital : celui du sens de sa vie. Le spectateur doit lui-même réinventer ce troisième terme en s'interrogeant, par exemple, sur la manière de vivre ensemble. Le Collectif Mona a vu le jour en 2006 sur l'initiative d'un groupe de comédiens issus de l'ESAD (École Supérieure d'Art Dramatique du Conservatoire National de Région de Paris). Il regroupe aujourd'hui de jeunes artistes désireux de découvrir de nouveaux auteurs, et animés d'une profonde nécessité de faire entendre l'écriture contemporaine. Née dans une petite ville de Bavière à la frontière autrichienne, Dea Loher, après des études de philosophie et de littérature et un voyage au Brésil, s'installe à Berlin pour y suivre le cours d'écriture scénique de l'École Supérieure des Beaux Arts, où elle a notamment pour professeurs Tankred Dorst et Heiner Müller. En 1990, elle publie sa première pièce, L'espace d'Olga. Suivront Tatouage, Leviathan, Un autre toit et Adam Geist, puis Manhattan Medea, entre autres. Aujourd'hui reconnue comme un auteur majeur de sa génération, elle vit et travaille à Berlin. AT: Goethe-Institut - 17 avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris Métro: Iéna

17 June 19h30 Dans le cadre du colloque Expérience à l’université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, Double Change vous invite à une performance avec Eleanor Antin et David Antin. AT: la galerie éof 15, rue Saint-Fiacre, 75002 M° Grands Boulevards ou Bonne Nouvelle

19th June at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: The Blue Room by David Hare, dir. by Colin David Reese; with Elena Odessa Ray and Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau (Attn: Nudity) Elena Odessa Ray has founded an anglophone theatre cooperative called Words Up. The first run of plays in English includes 5 great shows. They hope to continue in September, continuing Mondayat7's goal to provide regular quality English-language theatre that is accessible all year round in Paris, but they need your help. Please come and see some great shows and support us in this worthy undertaking! Also visit the Words Up! website: www.words-up.com. Looking forward to seeing you, says Diana Stewart-Rossine AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: contactwordsup@gmail.com

*20 June 7:00 pm We welcome Priya Basil to read from her provocative novel The Obscure Logic of the Heart. ‘A searing love story ... burns and scorches with wry conviction about young love that refuses to say die.’- India Today. British author Priya Basil grew up in Kenya. Her first novel was Ishq and Mushq, which came second in the World Book Day ‘Book to Talk About 2008’ competition, was short-listed for a Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and long-listed for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. She is also the author of the novella Strangers on the 16:02. In 2010 Priya co-founded Authors for Peace, a platform from which writers can actively use literature in different ways to promote peace. The Obscure Logic of the Heart is an epic Romeo and Juliet for the 21st century. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

20 June 20h SPOKEN WORD Paris: Come read YOUR work in ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN or any other language you would so like to share poetry in! You are also invited to play a short musical piece or read a poem by an author you admire if you so wish! 20h sign up/hang out 20h30 first round starts 15 min break 21h45 second round starts 15 min break 23h00 third round starts stop at midnight ie. the Cinderella rule (so we can all chat & socialise; the bar stays open till after one). 10 poets/singers/comedians/dancing pets per round The exact start times for rounds depend on people signing up, but stopping at midnight is fixed. AT: Cabaret Populaire/Culture Rapide, 103 rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris Metro Belleville.

*22 juin à 19h Vernissage de l’exposition de photos de LYNN S.K. Exposition “Au bout du chemin” : Dans un dédale d’errances urbaines, Lynn S.K. présente un travail de création photographique en résonnance directe avec le dernier livre de Lola Lafon Nous sommes les oiseaux de la tempête qui s’annonce (Flammarion) dont elle a réalisé le visuel. Des photographies de filles “au bout du chemin”, ponctuées par des extraits du livre choisis par la photographe. En présence de LOLA LAFON qui fera une lecture. http://www.violetteandco.com/librairie/article.php?id_article=517 AT: Violette et Co, 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, M° Charonne ou Faidherbe-Chaligny.

*22 juin à 19h30 : IVY WRITERS PARIS bilingual reading with American poet & artist Truong Tran & French author, artist & composer Nicolas Carras. (un mercredi, exceptionnellement / please note this is a WEDNESDAY) BIOS: TRUONG TRAN : Author & Visual artist, Truong has written and published five books of poetry, The Book of Perceptions, placing the accents, dust and conscience (winner of the 2002 SF State Poetry Center Prize), within the margin and four letter words. Truong’s work is innovative on the page and is engaged with troubling issues of language and culture. His poems exemplify the issues that are being explored in contemporary American poetry. You can read brief excerpts from Truong’s first three books on the Apogee Press website at www.apogeepress.com . Unfortunately, the website does not yet contain excerpts from Truong’s most recent book, four letter words. Tran is also a visual artist, and is currently in Europe touring and being involved in conferences for that side of his work Here are links to a couple of his most recent art projects: http://www.pbase.com/bobhsiangphoto/truong_tran and www.gnourtnart.com This will be his first reading in Paris! NICOLAS CARRAS : is a video & sound artist, photographer, & poet, as well as founding member of the Parisian art collective SOS-ART sos-art.com John M. Bennett wrote of Carras that …his texts in French & English “treat language not as “literature” but as a visionary or experiential medium…”. Carras’ past include years studying classical music in France, then as a Student of the American School of Modern Music, where he worked under Peter Giron & Jeff Gardner. Carras had a jazz fusion -Womba- group before working with a techno –Kmist group recording at Comet Records (Manu Boubli / Eric Trosset). From there, he moved into concrete music. In May 2001, he founded with Tristan Mory, Eric Cassar, & Fanny Gosse, the group www.sos-art.com (web gallery, organisation of ‘soirées artistiques’ in Paris with over 150 national and international artists). Currently, Carras works with John M. Bennett on "The W.I.S Project". (word, image, sound) & participates regularly in concerts with Le placard “Headphone Festival”, & in poetry festivals. Bennett says,“. His (Carras’) work has always impressed me for its originality and for the purity with which he carries out his ideas and approaches. At first glance, his work seems extremely minimal.….[but] There is a real life, both a very specific one and a very universal one, inhering in them…” One reads or watches his works, “again and again, each time acquiring more and more resonance and meaning.” Carras’ text "dans l'herbe fraîche" will appear in revue N° 7 of « Ici Là » in June. See N° 6 at : http://www.publie.net/fr/ebook/9782814503946/d-ici-l%C3%A0-n-6 For more, see : http://www.nicolasound.com/ AT : Le NEXT (downstairs in the sous-sol): 17 rue Tiquetonne, 75002 Paris, M° Etienne Marcel ou RER Les Halles, More info at: http://ivywritersparis.blogspot.com

23 June 5pm Shakespeare and Company is thrilled to present a series of conferences organized by The New York Review of Books at CERI Sciences Po Paris from 23 to 25 June in celebration of Tony Judt's life and work. The events involve an impressive list of speakers such as Robert Silvers, Jean Daniel, Denis Lacorne, Pierre Rosenvallon. Events are free; registration is required. For the full programme visit : www.nybooks.com/calendar/event-62/ Participants include: Robert Silvers, Pierre Rosanvallon, Zeev Sternhell, Alain Dieckhoff, Sari Nusseibeh, Jean Daniel, Anne Marie Slaughter, Bill Bradley, Denis Lacorne, Simon Head, Samuel Moyn, Thomas Piketty, Ronald Dworkin, Richard Sennett, Yves–André Istel, Cathrine Holst, Jonas Gahr Støre, Fritz Stern, Christian Lequesne, Avner Offer, Katherine Fleming, Jacques Rupnik, Jean-François Sirinelli… Registration required at tonyjudtconference@gmail.com AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

23 June 7pm Peter James will present and sign his new Roy Grace novel Dead Man's Grip, publishing in June. Peter James was born in Brighton, Sussex, England, and educated at Charterhouse then at Ravensbourne Film School. He lived in North America for a number of years, working as a screenwriter and film producer before returning to England. His novels, including the number one bestseller Possession, have been translated into thirty languages and three have been filmed. All his novels reflect his deep interest in the world of the police, with whom he does in-depth research, as well as science, medicine and the paranormal. He has produced numerous films, including the The Merchant Of Venice, starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes. He divides his time between his homes in Notting Hill in London and near Brighton in Sussex. To RSVP, please send an email with the number of guests and your contact information to books (at) whsmith (dot) fr with 'Peter James Event RSVP' as the object of the message. You will not receive a confirmation, but your name will be registered on our guest list. AT: WH Smith 248 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris. Métro: Concorde (reserve a place via email please)

* 23 June 20h Lecture de Jean-Luc Debattice en présence du poète « Lire ou écrire un poème, c’est s’absenter des masques de soi, retourner au premier cri du premier souffle qui nous jeta, déchirés, des forges de la galaxie ici sur cette terre, et retrouver l’éternel instant de l’éternel début c’est encore l’autre, l’autrement, l’inattendu des mots… comme on laisse, dans une chaise longue, sur les plages de l’espace et face à l’océan du temps, le chapeau de notre vie et le nez de clown de nos destins.» Werner Lambersy. Werner Lambersy est l’auteur d’une cinquantaine de recueils et de livres d’artistes. Jean-Luc Debattice est comédien, chanteur-compositeur, amoureux des mots et de leurs précieux agencements. Il était écrit qu’un jour son merveilleux talent de lecteur rencontre les textes de ce poète... AT: site du Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, 46, rue Quincampoix - 75004 Métro: Rambuteau

25 June 7:00pm Shakespeare and Co. is honoured to present the Editor of The New York Review of Books, Robert Silvers who will be interviewed by journalist and writer Mark Gevisser about his illustrious history at The New York Review of Books. About The New York Review of Books: With a worldwide circulation of over 135,000, The New York Review of Books has established itself, in Esquire's words, as “the premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language.” The New York Review began during the New York publishing strike of 1963, when its founding editors, Robert Silvers and Barbara Epstein, and their friends, decided to create a new kind of magazine—one in which the most interesting and qualified minds of our time would discuss current books and issues in depth. Just as importantly, it was determined that the Review should be an independent publication; it began life as an independent editorial voice and it remains independent today. See more at http://www.nybooks.com/about/ Robert B. Silvers is editor of The New York Review of Books. Prior to joining the Review, Mr. Silvers was, from 1959 to 1963, associate editor of Harper’s magazine, editor of the book Writing in America and translator of La Gangrene. Before that, Mr. Silvers lived in Paris for six years (1952 to 1958), where he served with the U.S. Army and attended the Sorbonne and École des Sciences Politiques. He joined the editorial board of The Paris Review in 1954 and became Paris editor in 1956. He also worked as press secretary to Governor Chester Bowles in 1950. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

26th June at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: Off My Chest! : A one-woman plus two person show created by Kim Tilbury (all about her tits!) with Lexie Kendrick et Robert Bradford. Elena Odessa Ray has founded an anglophone theatre cooperative called Words Up. The first run of plays in English includes 5 great shows. They hope to continue in September, continuing Mondayat7's goal to provide regular quality English-language theatre that is accessible all year round in Paris, but they need your help. Please come and see some great shows and support us in this worthy undertaking! Also visit the Words Up! website: www.words-up.com. Looking forward to seeing you, says Diana Stewart-Rossine AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: contactwordsup@gmail.com

*27 June 11, 19.30 The Maison d’Europe et d’Orient and Théâtre de l'Intranquille present Grabataire by Enda Walsh. Admission free, in French. Reading directed by Anna Dewaele with Mélina Ferné and Guillaume Maison. Highly-regarded in the world of contemporary European theatre, the Dublin playwright Enda Walsh has written for both theatre and cinema. In Bedbound a father and daughter share a narrow bed. Their alternating monologues reveal, gradually and bit by bit, the events which brought them there. Founded in 2009, the Théâtre de l’Intranquille brings together young artists to discover and perform multi-disciplinary European contemporary theatre. AT: Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris. RER: Luxembourg. Admission free, reservation recommended (space limited).

*27 June 7:30pm iIn collaboration with New York University’s summer writing program in Paris we present Helen Schulman, Meghan O'Rourke and Darin Strauss who will each read an extract of their work followed by questions. Afterwards stay for jazz and tap with Jazmin and the Berets. Please note there will be standing room only for these events as most seats are reserved for NYU students. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

27 June 20h SPOKEN WORD Paris: Come read YOUR work in ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN or any other language you would so like to share poetry in! You are also invited to play a short musical piece or read a poem by an author you admire if you so wish! 20h sign up/hang out 20h30 first round starts 15 min break 21h45 second round starts 15 min break 23h00 third round starts stop at midnight ie. the Cinderella rule (so we can all chat & socialise; the bar stays open till after one). 10 poets/singers/comedians/dancing pets per round The exact start times for rounds depend on people signing up, but stopping at midnight is fixed. AT: Cabaret Populaire/Culture Rapide, 103 rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris Metro Belleville.

28th June at 19h15: Poets Live with Rufo Quintavalle, Colin Herd and Suzanne Allen, and music by Meghan McNealy. This is SPECIAL! It’s the French launch of Rufo’s first collection, Dog, cock, ape and viper, published by corrupt press; the global launch of Suzanne’s chapbook, Verisimilitude, published by corrupt press; and the French launch of Scottish poet Colin Herd’s first collection too ok, published by BlazeVOX. What a feast! Note the different venue to Poets Live on 14th June. AT: Carr’s Pub & Restaurant, 1 rue du Mont-Thabor, M Tuileries. http://poets-live.com/

* 28 June 19h30 En coopération avec le CIERA, le Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Avec le soutien du DAAD et de la Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah. La représentation du souvenir : la Shoah au prisme des médias. Aucun autre événement historique ou presque n'a été autant médiatisé et sous de si multiples formes que l'Holocauste. En Allemagne comme ailleurs, les médias s'y confrontent dans des documentaires télévisés, des longs métrages, dans la littérature, au théâtre, dans les arts plastiques, les bandes dessinées, les livres pour les enfants et les adolescents, et même sur Internet. À l'occasion du colloque « La Shoah au prisme des médias » (29 juin - 2 juillet), qui va se consacrer d'un point de vue scientifique aux effets de ce phénomène, la série « La représentation du souvenir : la Shoah au prisme des médias » propose quelques exemples de ce traitement médiatique et invite à une réflexion et à une discussion sur la manière dont ce thème, qui reste d'une grande actualité, peut ou doit être aujourd'hui traité dans les médias. À l'occasion de la récente parution en français, sous le titre La Famille Frank (Perrin éditeur, traduit par Olivier Mannoni) de l'ouvrage de Mirjam Pressler Grüße und Küsse an alle - Die Geschichte der Anne Frank (Fischer Verlag, 2009). Lecture par l'auteur: Une multitude de lettres, de documents et de photos a été miraculeusement retrouvée il y a peu dans le grenier de la maison familiale des Frank à Bâle, Herbstgasse. Aidée par Gerti Elias, titulaire de la chaire d'Éthique Anne Frank, Mirjam Pressler s'est appuyée sur ces documents originaux pour écrire l'histoire aussi singulière qu'exemplaire de cette famille juive-allemande, qui se lit comme une saga. Mirjam Pressler est née en 1940 à Darmstadt. Après des études d'art et de langue à Francfort, elle commence à écrire en 1979. Dès 1980, elle reçoit le Prix du livre de l'enfance et de la jeunesse d'Oldenbourg pour son premier roman Chocolat amer et, en 1998, le Prix Fridrich Bödecker pour l'ensemble de son oeuvre. Également traductrice, on lui doit d'avoir traduit le Journal d'Anne Frank en allemand. AT: Goethe-Institut - 17 avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris Métro: Iéna

29 June 7:30pm Join the editor of Granta, John Freeman leading a panel discussion on God and Fiction with three of America’s most exciting writers Aleksandar Hemon, Nathan Englander and Chris Adrian. The evening will start with a reading by the authors from their work. Please note there will be standing room only at these events as most seats are reserved for NYU students. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

EVENTS in JULY (as this listing site will be en vacances!)

1 July: at 8:30 p.m., free concert with Perry! Check out their new album online, too. http://www.last.fm/music/Caballeros+Simp%C3%A1ticos/John+the+Revelator Concert AT: Caballeros Simpáticos at l'Empreinte, 54, avenue Daumesnil, 75012 Paris

2 et 3 juillet Violette and Co tient une table de vente aux premières Rencontres d’été du mouvement féministe organisées par trente associations féministes à l’initiative d’Osez le féminisme. Info : http://www.rencontresfeministes.fr

3rd July at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: Off My Chest! : A one-woman plus two person show created by Kim Tilbury (all about her boobs!) with Lexie Kendrick et Robert Bradford. Elena Odessa Ray has founded an anglophone theatre cooperative called Words Up.The first run of plays in English includes 5 great shows. They hope to continue in September, continuing Mondayat7's goal to provide regular quality English-language theatre that is accessible all year round in Paris, but they need your help. Please come and see some great shows and support us in this worthy undertaking! Also visit the Words Up! website: www.words-up.com. Looking forward to seeing you, says Diana Stewart-Rossine AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: contactwordsup@gmail.com

10th July at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: The Blue Room by David Hare, dir. by Colin David Reese; with Elena Odessa Ray and Ivan Magrin-Chagnolleau (Attn: Nudity) Elena Odessa Ray has founded an anglophone theatre cooperative called Words Up. The first run of plays in English includes 5 great shows. They hope to continue in September, continuing Mondayat7's goal to provide regular quality English-language theatre that is accessible all year round in Paris, but they need your help. Please come and see some great shows and support us in this worthy undertaking! Also visit the Words Up! website: www.words-up.com. Looking forward to seeing you, says Diana Stewart-Rossine AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: contactwordsup@gmail.com

11 July 7.30pm In collaboration with New York University, Lorin Stein will discuss The Paris Review. Lorin Stein is a critic, editor and translator and the third editor of The Paris Review since succeeding Philip Gourevitch in 2010. He worked as an editor at FSG who also published his translation of The Mystery Guest by Gregoire Bouillier and has also translated Tristan Garcia's Hate: A Love Story from the French. Books edited by Stein have received the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and his translations from French have appeared in The New York Review of Books, Harper's and more. Founded in Paris by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton in 1953, The Paris Review began with a simple editorial mission: "Dear reader," William Styron wrote in a letter in the inaugural issue, "The Paris Review hopes to emphasize creative work-fiction and poetry-not to the exclusion of criticism, but with the aim in mind of merely removing criticism from the dominating place it holds in most literary magazines and putting it pretty much where it belongs, i.e., somewhere near the back of the book. I think The Paris Review should welcome these people into its pages: the good writers and good poets, the non-drumbeaters and non-axe-grinders. So long as they're good." Decade after decade, the Review has introduced the important writers of the day. Adrienne Rich was first published in its pages, as were Philip Roth, V. S. Naipaul, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Mona Simpson, Edward P. Jones, and Rick Moody. Selections from Samuel Beckett's novel Molloy appeared in the fifth issue, one of his first publications in English. The magazine was also among the first to recognize the work of Jack Kerouac, with the publication of his short story, 'The Mexican Girl', in 1955. Other milestones of contemporary literature, now widely anthologized, also first made their appearance in The Paris Review: Italo Calvino's Last Comes the Raven, Philip Roth's Goodbye Columbus, Donald Barthelme's Alice, Jim Carroll's Basketball Diaries, Peter Matthiessen's Far Tortuga, Jeffrey Eugenides's Virgin Suicides, and Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

11 July from 9pm onward: SPOKEN WORD Paris: Come read YOUR work in ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN or any other language you would so like to share poetry in! You are also invited to play a short musical piece or read a poem by an author you admire if you so wish! 10 poets/singers/comedians/dancing pets per round The exact start times for rounds depend on people signing up, but stopping at midnight is fixed. AT: Cabaret Populaire/Culture Rapide, 103 rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris Metro Belleville. http://spokenwordparis.blogspot.com/

12 July 2011 - 6:30- 8:30 pm PAN Writer Series : Sheila Kohler. Sheila Kohler is the author of ten books and the winner of numerous literary prizes including O'Henry awards, Antioch Review Prize, and New York Times Editor's Pick. Her third novel, the highly acclaimed "Cracks", was made into a film starring Eva Green. Sheila currently teaches writing at Princeton and Bennington. If you are in town in July, you won't want to miss this terrific evening. Sheila will talk about her new book, "Love Child". RSVP to Laurel Zuckerman at pariswritersnews@gmail.com

13 July 7.30pm In collaboration with NYU: Join us for a discussion led by Deborah Landau on Literary Publishing between Michael Wiegers (Copper Canyon Press), Joanna Yas (Open City) and Jennifer Barth (HarperCollins). Jennifer Barth is Vice President and Executive Editor of the Harper imprint at HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. Before working for HarperCollins, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of Henry Holt and Company. Barth is known for acquiring writers who combine literary prestige with commercial viability, including Paul Auster, Jacqueline Winspear, Stacy Schiff, and Zoe Heller. A veteran of nonprofit literary publishing for two decades, Michael Wiegers is the Executive Editor of Copper Canyon Press. Among the collections he has edited are award-winning books by poets such as C.D. Wright, W.S. Merwin, Ruth Stone, Ted Kooser, Arthur Sze, and Alberto Ríos as well as major works in translation by Pablo Neruda, Taha Muhammad Ali, and Ho Xuan Huong, and books by emerging authors Michael Dickman, Matthew Zapruder, Valzhyna Mort and Brenda Shaughnessy, among many others. Joanna Yas began a career in publishing in 1997, when she was associate editor of Zoetrope: All Story. Since 1999, she has been the editor of Open City, a literary journal and book publisher, where she has edited fiction, essays, and poetry by writers such as David Berman, Sam Lipsyte, Meghan Daum, Edward St. Aubyn, James Lasdun, Alicia Erian, Robert Olen Butler, Marcelle Clements, and Nick Tosches. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

17 July 7pm : English-language theater with WordsUp: Mag and Bag by Barry Dickens, dir. by Quentin Ochem and Robert Brazil ; with Simonne Hurse and Jacqueline Mifsud (Attn: Adult language) Elena Odessa Ray has founded an anglophone theatre cooperative called Words Up. The first run of plays in English includes 5 great shows. They hope to continue in September, continuing Mondayat7's goal to provide regular quality English-language theatre that is accessible all year round in Paris, but they need your help. Please come and see some great shows and support us in this worthy undertaking! Also visit the Words Up! website: www.words-up.com. Looking forward to seeing you, says Diana Stewart-Rossine AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: contactwordsup@gmail.com

17 July 7.30pm In a post-Bastille Day lit celebration for the millennium (at Le Carmen ), Literary Death Match is teaming with Shakespeare & Co. to deliver one of the surefire greatest LDMs in its five-year history! The lineup is awash with stellar stars, including a judging trio that boasts all-world scribe Nathan Englander (author of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges and The Ministry of Special Cases), spectacular comedian Sebastian Marx (host of Pranzo's Very Happy Hour), and a lady-to-be-named that'll rock your chaussettes. They'll pass judgment on a genius foursome of readers, including Rachel Zucker (author of Museum of Accidents & Home/Birth: a poemic with Arielle Greenberg ), poetic mastermind Matthew Rohrer (Destroyer and Preserver), The Paris Literary Prize-winner Rosa Rankin-Gee (author of the novella The Last Kings of Sark), and one more to be declared, quite excitedly, once the confirmation rolls in. Hosted by Literary Death Match creator Todd Zuniga. AT: Le Carmen, 34 rue Duperré, 75009, Paris

24th July at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: Two People : An improvised play about a couple created by Elena Odessa Ray and Simonne Hurse. Elena Odessa Ray has founded an anglophone theatre cooperative called Words Up. The first run of plays in English includes 5 great shows. They hope to continue in September, continuing Mondayat7's goal to provide regular quality English-language theatre that is accessible all year round in Paris, but they need your help. Please come and see some great shows and support us in this worthy undertaking! Also visit the Words Up! website: www.words-up.com. Looking forward to seeing you, says Diana Stewart-Rossine AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: contactwordsup@gmail.com

25 July 6pm Come and join us to celebrate a new anthology of poetry and fiction about Paris, Strangers in Paris, which will be launched by editor David Barnes, with readings by various contributors. 'A rich collection of writings … parade the allees, avenues, rues, ruelles, gardens, boardrooms, academic hallways, bedrooms and dining rooms of Paris in all its seasons, to reflect on place and nation, on self, on language and the making of stories and poems, the mind turning round itself in its wanderings.'-Jennifer K Dick
 The stunning variety of writing in this volume addresses the city of Paris in all its complexity, while challenging the mythology of expatriate Parisian literature. The anthology contains entries as diverse and disparate as an excerpt from John Berger's novel, Here is Where We Meet; Suzanne Allen's ekphrastic poetry, a tongue-in-cheek take on the nineteenth-century novel by Helen Cusack O'Keeffe; Canadian writer Lisa Pasold's story of a forced extended stay in Paris; and an interview with the celebrated American poet Alice Notley. Strangers in Paris presents anglophone Parisian writing as it is today, without the veneer and expectations of stereotypes, romantic notions, or iconic representations. More than anything, this anthology is a landmark, a notice that begs and entices readers to explore the current English-language authorship developing in and about Paris. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

25 July from 9pm onward: SPOKEN WORD Paris: Come read YOUR work in ENGLISH, FRENCH, ITALIAN or any other language you would so like to share poetry in! You are also invited to play a short musical piece or read a poem by an author you admire if you so wish! 10 poets/singers/comedians/dancing pets per round The exact start times for rounds depend on people signing up, but stopping at midnight is fixed. AT: Cabaret Populaire/Culture Rapide, 103 rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris Metro Belleville. http://spokenwordparis.blogspot.com/

31st July at 7pm: English Theater with WordsUp: Mag and Bag by Barry Dickens, dir. by Quentin Ochem and Robert Brazil ; with Simonne Hurse and Jacqueline Mifsud (Attn: Adult language) Elena Odessa Ray has founded an anglophone theatre cooperative called Words Up. The first run of plays in English includes 5 great shows. They hope to continue in September, continuing Mondayat7's goal to provide regular quality English-language theatre that is accessible all year round in Paris, but they need your help. Please come and see some great shows and support us in this worthy undertaking! Also visit the Words Up! website: www.words-up.com. Looking forward to seeing you, says Diana Stewart-Rossine AT : Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur, 6 Rue Drevet, 75018 Paris, Reservations: contactwordsup@gmail.com


Part II: Writing Workshops in Paris

On Sunday 5th June 5-7pm, Claire Trévien will be hosting a workshop on the translation of poetry. The workshop is aimed at poets who are fluent in English with a working/intermediate knowledge of French. No previous experience is necessary. This workshop is intended to help poets expand their range by confronting them to the linguistic gymnastics of translation. The act of translation can open up fresh perspectives on the possibilities of your own language. By looking at examples of published translations, practical work and discussions, we will work towards a greater understanding of the process. Workshop attendees are welcome to bring a past example of their translation efforts but must bring at least 5 copies of the original and translation to share with the group. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Tickets have to be reserved in advance here: http://poetrytranslationworkshop.eventbrite.com/

Thursdays in June, stop by WICE's Writers Drop In. This no-host writers' happy hour is connecting WICE writers and readers from around the world. Second language learners are welcome and no pre-registration is necessary. Bring copies of works in progress or share other inspiring readings. For more detailed information, please visit our WICE Writer's Facebook page. Time: 5:00 - 7:00p.m. Fee: FREE with WICE membership Place: Au Chien qui Fume, 33 rue du Pont Neuf; 75001 Paris; Métro: Les Halles. Au Chien qui Fume has non-stop service and a chocolate mousse to put all others to shame. Invite your friends and family to meet you for dinner afterwards. Instructor: Facilitated by the WICE Creative Writing Program Director Suzanne Allen


Part III: News Reviews & Reviews News: Calls for work, books & more!

NEW PARIS PRESS! Corrupt press is a small English-language poetry publisher based in Paris, particularly interested in publishing anglophone poetry from the continent of Europe. Corrupt Press http://corruptpress.net/ has new books out by Rufo Quintavalle & George Vance and chapbooks by Nina Karacosta & Jennifer K Dick. MANY MORE are on their way! So, please support this press by buying online one of their books or via email their chapbooks and coming to the readings hosted by Corrupt Press editor Dylan Harris that are with his series Poets Live: http://poets-live.com/ this month on the 14th & the 28th of June. Corrupt Press publications: Betwixt by Jennifer K Dick, A5, 24pp, May 2011, €5. Dog, cock, ape and viper by Rufo Quintavalle, pocket book, 103pp, June 2011, €12. Previous Vertigos by Nina Karacosta, A5, 24pp, February 2011, €5. A SHORT CIRCUIT by George Vance, A4, 84pp, May 2011, €12. See the “submissions” call for new work, too. I suggest you buy a book to know their style and range of interests then submit some of your work if you think Corrupt is a fit for you! To contact Corrupt, email mail@corruptpress.net. Books can be ordered directly from Lulu by clicking on info for the books, and chapbooks can be bought directly from Dylan via email ordering.

WEBZINE NEWS from FRANCE REVISITED: New articles updated constantly on this site by Gary Lee Kraut. He has added a special “Writers” section, too, & is looking for some creative writing about Paris & France. See “Writers’ guidelines” if you are interested in contributing to Gary’s site. France Revisited http://www.francerevisited.com or email him for more details or to get on his mail listing at francerevisited@aol.com

NEW WEBZINES: In international “Revisited” News (sites run by Gary Lee Kraut): Gary is happy to announce the launching of two new wings of the Revisited Project: Europe Revisited, www.EuropeRevisited.com, which is all about the experience of travel & how personal travels lead to shared insights, & USA Revisited, www.USArevisited.com, in which Americans abroad reflect on & revisited the United States. These unique new web magazines will be developing gradually over the coming months as new material is developed & new writers come on board. Check them out. I’d be happy to hear your thoughts on either of those two new web magazines. Interested writers should look at the Writers Guidelines for each of the sites.

BOOK REVIEWS NEEDED: The editorial staff of Technoculture is currently seeking book reviews at reviews@tcjournal.org. Technoculture accepts submissions for its book review section on a rolling basis all year round. However, in order to be included in the current issue, submissions will have to reach the editorial staff by May 15, 2012. The books reviewed should focus on cultural studies of technology and be published within the last two years of the May 15, 2012 deadline. All book reviews should be between 500 and 1000 words. They should be submitted in rtf or web equivalent such as flash or html and include the complete details of the book (author(s), publisher, date of publication). Please include a brief bio of the reviewer (no more than 50 words).

JUST coming out, the PARIS ANTHOLOGY, STRANGERS IN PARADISE! Order or preorder your copies now!

NTH POSITION POETRY: A new selection of poetry is up at nthposition featuring work by Les Wicks, Ranjani Murali, Jesse H. McKnight, Christodoulos Makris & Dennis Mahagin http://nthposition.com/poetry.php Anyone wishing to submit work should do so via rquintav AT gmail DOT com. No attachments and no more than six poems. Also, see/follow the poetry editor, Rufo Quintavalle’s Blog: “Words Before Breakfast” at: http://rufoquintavalle.blogspot.com/

CFP: STATION to STATION: Colloque nomade et international. new conference call, just out! http://station2stationcolloquenomade.blogspot.com/ The papers for Station to Station can be in any of 5 languages (French, English, Italian, German and Spanish) and the call in each of these 5 languages--starting with French--is posted on the conference site! The conference will take part ON TRAINS! We seek exciting work, including proposals for university performances (which may potentially include of creative works), related to the station and the train as non-spaces, a space of being paused, at a halt, though still in motion. See the full call online for details and ideas. http://station2stationcolloquenomade.blogspot.com/ Please pass the info on and send proposals for contributions by JUNE 15th to the emails listed on our site.

CRITICAL & CREATIVE WORKS SOUGHT, including artwork,: for Technoculture: An Online Journal of Technology in Society, Vol. 2 Contact E-mail: kdorwick@tcjournal.org Website: http://tcjournal.org Inquiries: http://tcjournal.org/drupal/inquiries We seek papers from a broad range of academic disciplines that focus on issues that could be briefly summed as “technology and society,” or, perhaps,“technologies and societies.” Successful papers for Technoculture (http://tjcournal.org) should focus on the ways humanists read technology in a range of historical periods and of academic and artistic disciplines as the subject of their work or as a special case of cultural studies. Topics could include depictions of technologies that treat a wide range of subjects related to the humanities. For this second issue, we are especially interested in historical approaches that focus on "dead" or outdated technologies though articles and creative works on any technological subject are appropriate. These subjects might include: • Representations of technology in popular culture including movies and television • Fan reactions and appropriations of science fiction TV series, films and novels• Cultural uses of technology in a variety of cultures (not just the U.S.) • Old technologies and their uses • Ideological approaches to the understanding of a given technology or technologies • Artistic reactions to technology (technology as a subject for the arts) • Use of technology by artists • Social media • War Equipment • Games, game equipment, and gamers • Visions for new technologies (either critical articles that look toward the future or creative works) In particular, we are interested in a conception of “technology” and the “humanist impulse” that pushes beyond contemporary American culture and its fascination with computers; we seek papers that deal with any technology or technologies in any number of historical periods from any relevant theoretical perspective. We will publish art work and media in a variety of media (but designed for display on a computer monitor) including still images, video or audio. Inquiries are welcome at http://tcjournal.org/drupal/inquiries. Calendar Please submit article proposals/abstracts for critical articles (the "journal article") by June 15, 2011. The editorial staff will then request full length drafts from those abstracts still under consideration. Length: For print texts, we seek 6,000 to 7,500 word manuscripts. Creative works in any genre may vary wildly and may be submitted via our web submission form by October 1, 2011. Creative Works Due: October 1, 2011 for immediate review. Calendar for Critical Works: Article Proposals/Abstracts Due: June 15, 2011. Publication: August 15, 2012.

BLAZEVOX 11: The review from Blazevox books publisher is out with its new NUMBER 11 and on a new website! Check out all things Blazevox at: http://www.blazevox.org/index.php/journal/