February 2012 Readings & Events List

February 2012 Readings List & Calls for Work

Part I) Paris Events & READINGS by dates in February 2012
Part II) Creative Writing & other Workshops in Paris
Part III) News Reviews & Reviews News: publications, calls for work, new books & more!
(IF YOU HAVE EVENTS, CALLS FOR WORK, etc for MARCH 2012 please send those announcements as early as possible, and in the format of the listings below, to Jane Cope at parisrentree2010 AT gmail.com)
*Note: event details are regularly updated, so check back!

Have a great month of readings!—Jane Cope & Jen Dick

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Part I) Paris events & READINGS by dates in February 2012

Every Thursday and Friday until February 17: Theatre in English. The Word of the Wives or Paroles de Femmes with French subtitles and bilingual narration. . Biblical history with fiction mixed with a (hefty) dollop of artistic licence. Come and discover what the 6 wives thought of their husbands. Texts by Abby Guinness. Director Colin David Reese. Performed by Diana Stewart. Presented by Pixerl Theatre and The World of the Words. AT: The Pixel Theatre, 18 rue Championnet, 75018 Paris telephone 01 42 54 00 92. Métro: Simplon

2 February 19h Uwe Tellkamp : La tour / Der Turm: en français et allemand. En coopération avec les éditions Grasset, lecture et discussion avec Uwe Tellkamp et son traducteur Olivier Mannoni. Modération : Joachim Umlauf Dresde 1982. Les habitants d'un quartier résidentiel cossu se sont depuis longtemps accommodés des conditions de vie. Pourtant, les membres de cette bourgeoisie est-allemande, véritable anachronisme en RDA, s'isolent parfois pour tourner le dos à la grisaille quotidienne. Dans ce roman magistral, Uwe Tellkamp nous plonge dans l'ambiance de la RDA à travers le prisme d'une époque oubliée, réplique de l'Allemagne cultivée de la fin du XIXe siècle, bulle délicieusement désuète dans dans ce pays productiviste et matérialiste, où le temps semble figé. « Ce livre va faire date. La tour, roman épique sur une RDA à l'agonie, domine le paysage littéraire avec une telle force que l'on peut sans crainte prédire qu'elle ne s'écroulera pas de sitôt... » (Gustav Seibt, Süddeutsche Zeitung) Uwe Tellkamp est né à Dresde en 1968. Il étudie la médecine, travaille comme chirurgien dans un service d'urgence et vit la réunification allemande depuis une prison militaire où il est incarcéré pour avoir manifesté contre le régime. Auteur de nombreuses contributions dans des magazines littéraires et des anthologies, il est lauréat du prix Ingeborg Bachmann en 2004 et décide de se consacrer à l'écriture. En 2009, il connaît un succès phénoménal avec son roman Der Turm, récompensé par le prestigieux Prix du Livre allemand. La tour paraît aux éditions Grasset dans une traduction d'Olivier Mannoni. AT: Goethe-Institut - 17 avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris Métro: Iéna

4 February 10h00 - 19h00 & 5 February 13h00 - 19h00 : 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

4 February 15h Saturday series (ages 6+): A Civil Rights and Black History Month Celebration for Kids: Don’t know much about Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks or that thing called the Emancipation Proclamation? In honor of Black History Month, join us for some great stories including Boycott Blues by Andrea Davis Pinkney about important Americans, a trivia quiz all about civil rights and some general fun as we get to know a little more about this important topic. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

4 February 16h La Maison de la Poésie et les Amis de l’Humanité poursuivent pour la 3ème saison le cycle de conférences à partir d’un «dialogue» Jaurès/Derrida.
Le 18 avril 1904, dans l’éditorial fondateur du journal L’Humanité, Jean Jaurès écrivait : « L’humanité n’existe point encore ou elle existe à peine ». Le 4 mars 1999, dans les colonnes du même titre, Jacques Derrida écrivait : « On n’est pas encore en mesure de déterminer la figure même de l’humanité que pourtant on annonce et se promet ainsi »…Il s’agit de proposer à des philosophes, des poètes, des penseurs, de s’interroger sur cette promesse d’humanité à la lumière de la réflexion qu’ils poursuivent dans leur propre domaine. Marc Ferro, né en 1924 à Paris, ancien résistant, est un historien français, spécialiste de l\'URSS et de l\'histoire du cinéma. Proche de Fernand Braudel, Marc Ferro est co-directeur de la revue des Annales et directeur d\'études à l\'École des hautes études en sciences sociales. Il est connu du public de télévision pour avoir conçu et présenté, d\'abord sur la Sept à partir de 1989, puis sur Arte à partir de 1992, une émission historique de visionnage d\'archives avec un décalage de 50 ans, nommée « Histoire parallèle » : son démarrage correspond à la veille de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, avec l\'analyse d\'actualités cinématographiques des différents camps, puis d\'archives moins anciennes pour pouvoir comparer les époques. En 1993, il fut co-scénariste du film Pétain de Jean Marbœuf. En partenariat avec les Amis de L’Humanité. AT: la Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière 157, rue Saint-Martin 75003 Paris Métro: Rambuteau, Les Halles

5 February 16h Par(a)boucaya: To do art is the old fashion way to do art A proposition by Jérémie Gaulin. With Alessandro De Francesco, Antoine Dufeu, Fabien Vallos, Fabrice Reymond, Mathieu Carmona. AT: Galerie Martine Aboucaya - Par(a)boucaya, 5 rue Sainte Anastase 75003 Métro: Saint-Sébastien Froissart

6 February 19h Shakespeare & Co welcomes John Baxter who will share his love of Paris and read from The Most Beautiful Walk in The World. Paris is a pedestrian's city—each block a revelation, every neighborhood a new feast for the senses, a place rich with history and romance at every turn. The Most Beautiful Walk in the World is your guide to the true, off-the-beaten-path heart of the City of Lights. ‘We are the beneficiaries of John Baxter’s considerable, vivid love for the expatriate life in Paris. ... The Most Beautiful Walk in the World is as close as a reader can get to the feel of a languid spring walk along Baron Haussmann’s boulevards.’ — Los Angeles Times From the author of Immoveable Feast, Chronicles of Old Paris and We’ll Always Have Paris comes a guided tour of the most beautiful walks through the City of Light, including the favorite walking routes of the many of the acclaimed artists and writers who have called Paris their home. Baxter highlights hidden treasures along the Seine, treasured markets at Place d’Aligre, the favorite ambles of Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and Sylvia Beach, and more, in a series of intimate vignettes that evoke the best parts of Paris’s many charms. Baxter’s unforgettable chronicle reveals how walking is the best way to experience romance, history, and pleasures off the beaten path . . . not only of La Ville-Lumière, but also, perhaps, of life itself. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

6 February 20h onwards SPOKEN WORD Paris (now in a new location!): 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 & socialize; 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: the basement of Le Chat Noir, 76 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Métro Parmentier/Couronnes/Oberkampf

7 February 19h30 Several years ago, Dr. Monique Wells wrote a cookbook called Food for the Soul. While her mission in creating this book was to reconnect with her southern Louisiana and Texas culinary roots as a Paris expatriate, she also delved into the seeds that sprouted creating those roots – the trade routes that introduced various foodstuffs to foreign lands. In her presentation, Dr. Wells will discuss the common threads found among various foods and methods of food preparation in Africa and its Diaspora and their cultural significance among African Diaspora peoples. About the author: Dr. Monique Y. Wells is a native of Houston, Texas and a 19 1/2 -year resident of Paris. She is the author of the cookbook Food for the Soul – A Texas Expatriate Nurtures Her Culinary Roots in Paris. Food for the Soul is a coffee table-style book containing over 90 recipes featuring Texas and southern Louisiana cooking and includes historical information on various ingredients commonly used in soul food dishes, the differences between Creole and Cajun cuisine, the origin of chili and the significance of the African-American holiday Juneteenth. Monique and her husband Tom Reeves are co-founders of Discover Paris! offering personalized itineraries for independent travelers. Monique is the creator of Discover Paris’ Entrée to Black Paris tours and activities—including self-guided Afro-centric itineraries and private, guided walking tours. Tom and Monique have created Discover Paris’ gourmet itineraries and write the weekly Paris Insights restaurant review. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

8 February 10h30 & 14h30 Come to the American Library in Paris for a weekly interactive Story Hour for ages 3-5. Bring along a parent or your favorite grown up as we read some great stories at the Library, sing some silly songs and make an easy craft project to take home and keep. Feel free to dress up in theme or bring along something to share with the group. Drop in sessions every Wednesday (10h30–11h30 and 14h30–15h30). No sign-up needed. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

8 February 19h30 Donald Morrison, author of Comment Obama a perdu l’Amérique, assesses Barack Obama’s presidency and the stakes in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. About the author: Donald Morrison is an author and lecturer based in Paris and New York. In a long career at TIME, he wrote and edited in every department of the weekly newsmagazine’s U.S. edition. He was Editor of its Asian edition in Hong Kong and its European edition in London. A frequent public speaker and conference moderator, he has taught at New York University in London, Tsinghua University in Beijing and the Institut d'etudes politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris.AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

9 February 19h UPSTAIRS AT DUROC, the Paris literary journal, invites you to a LAUNCH READING FOR ITS ISSUE # 13! Come pick up your copy and listen to new work by four writers: JANE COPE, KIT FRYATT, PANSY MAURER-ALVAREZ, JOE ROSS. BIOS: JANE COPE is a Midwestern transplant to Paris where she is currently at work on a narrative sequence. KIT FRYATT lectures in English in Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin, and organizes the activities of the Irish Centre for Poetry Studies. Extracurricularly, she runs the Wurm im Apfel reading series and the associated Wurm Press. She won the Stinging Fly prize for the best individual piece of writing in The Stinging Fly magazine in 2009. Her work has appeared in Poetry Ireland Review, The Shop, The Argotist Online, Digital Behemoth and elsewhere, and she has performed at many poetry festivals including Electric Picnic, the Flat Lake Festival and Hunters Moon Festival (Ireland). PANSY MAURER-ALVAREZ has lived in Europe since 1973. Her poetry appears in anthologies and numerous magazines internationally. A chapbook, Ant-Small and Amorous, with French translations by Anne Talvaz, recently came out from Corrupt Press, Paris. Her other collections are: Dolores: The Alpine Years and When the Body Says It’s Leaving (both from Hanging Loose Press, Brooklyn); and an artist’s collaboration, Lovers Eternally Nearing (Editions Thomas Howeg, Zurich). She is a Contributing Editor for the British magazine Tears in the Fence. JOE ROSS is the author of twelve books of poetry, most recently Wordlick (Green Integer Press, 2011) and Strata (Dusie Press, 2008). He has also published Fractured // Connections . . . , bilingual Italian/English (La Camera Verde Press) and EQUATIONS = equals (Green Integer Press, 2004). Former Literary Editor of the arts bi-monthly The Washington Review from 1991-1997, and co-founder of both the In Your Ear reading series in Washington, D.C. and the Beyond the Page reading series in San Diego, CA, he received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Award for his poetry in 1997 and is the three time winner of the Gertrude Stein Poetry Award in 2003, 2005, and 2006. He presently resides in Paris. AT: BERKELEY BOOKS OF PARIS, 8 Rue Casimir Delavigne, 75006 Paris, Métro Odéon.

9 February 19h 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 “BWV” Entrée libre. AT: BNF François-Mitterrand, Grand auditorium, quai François Mauriac, 75013 Paris. Métro: Quai de la gare ou Bibliothèque.

9 February 19h30 Savours and Flavours of Mas Daumas-Gassac: French ethnologist and wine-maker Véronique Guibert de la Vaissière returns to the Centre Culturel Irlandais to present the English version of her new book Savours and Flavours of Mas Daumas-Gassac. A regular visitor to Cork, she has filled this intriguing book with memories and recipes from Ireland, together with personal and cultural anecdotes as she relates the story of Daumas-Gassac. Let your palates be tickled with tales of French and Irish food, and a glass of Veronique’s own wine! AT: Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris. RER: Luxembourg

11 February 10-16h30 Ireland and Cultural Memory: Dr Oona Frawley (School of English, National University of Ireland Maynooth) will discuss 20th century literature and nostalgia. AT: Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris. RER: Luxembourg

11 February 16h Les entretiens de la Po&sie: Poésie et ruine Alain Schnapp, Pierre Pachet, Michel Deguy. Alain Schnapp, né en 1946, ancien élève de Pierre Vidal-Naquet, est professeur d'archéologie grecque à l'Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, ancien directeur de l'UFR d'histoire de l'art et d'archéologie de l'Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne et ancien directeur Général de l'Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art (INHA). Il a été professeur invité à Princeton, Naples, Pérouse, Cambridge, Santa Monica et Heidelberg. Il est membre correspondant de l'Institut archéologique allemand et a reçu le prix de l'Association des études grecques. Ses activités de recherche ont porté sur trois domaines distincts : l'anthropologie de l'image en Grèce ancienne, l'histoire de l'archéologie et l'étude urbaine des cités et territoires du monde grec. Pierre Pachet, professeur des universités, est un écrivain et essayiste français, né en 1937. Il a publié des ouvrages consacrés à la littérature (Le Premier Venu, Les Baromètres de l'âme, Un à Un), au rêve (Nuits étroitement surveillées, La Force de dormir), aux soubresauts de l'Europe de l'Est (Fiodorov et Mourjenko - Camp n°389/36, Le Voyageur d\'Occident, Conversations à Jassy). Une partie de son œuvre est autobiographique (Autobiographie de mon père, Adieu). Il est par ailleurs, depuis les années 1970, membre du comité de rédaction de La Quinzaine littéraire, bimensuel au format tabloïd fondé par Maurice Nadeau. Outre des compte-rendus de livres, il y publie une chronique mensuelle intitulée Loin de Paris. Il reçoit le prix Roger Caillois 2011. AT: la Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière 157, rue Saint-Martin 75003 Paris Métro: Rambuteau, Les Halles

12 February 19h30 Double Change vous invite à une lecture bilingue de Tracie Morris et Jody Pou. AT: la galerie éof 15, rue Saint-Fiacre, 75002 M° Grands Boulevards ou Bonne Nouvelle

13 February 20h onwards SPOKEN WORD Paris (now in a new location!): 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 & socialize; 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: the basement of Le Chat Noir, 76 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Métro Parmentier/Couronnes/Oberkampf


14 February 19h La Muette est une maison d’édition généraliste créée en 2010 par Bruno Wajskop et Jean-Luc Veyssy, directeur des éditions bordelaises Le Bord de l’eau.
La Muette se présente en Belgique comme une maison d’édition belge et en France comme la collection belge des Editions Le Bord de l’eau.Les textes publiés à ce jour relèvent aussi bien de la littérature que des sciences humaines - avec une place particulière accordée à la philosophie et la psychanalyse - des sciences politiques et des arts. Ils s’inscrivent dans un « territoire intellectuel original» reconnaissable par un refus affiché du « dolorisme » et du « communautarisme » ambiants et une tendance assumée vers une « certaine fantaisie ». Trois nouveaux romans sont mis à l’honneur: Dans L’Hommes aux lunettes blanches et autres fictions de Paul Emond, on découvre un récit mêlant cinéma, littérature, peinture figurative, onirisme et on croise un célèbre animateur d’émissions télévisuelles sur le cinéma. Les quatre autres fictions de ce recueil, d’une écriture classique au style magistral, rejoignent la même thématique. AT: site du Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, 46, rue Quincampoix - 75004 Métro: Rambuteau

15 February 10h30 & 14h30 Come to the American Library in Paris for a weekly interactive Story Hour for ages 3-5. Bring along a parent or your favorite grown up as we read some great stories at the Library, sing some silly songs and make an easy craft project to take home and keep. Feel free to dress up in theme or bring along something to share with the group. Drop in sessions every Wednesday (10h30–11h30 and 14h30–15h30). No sign-up needed. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

15 February 19h30 Evenings with an Author: Passion Panel about Wine, Cheese, and Perfume. Do you love wine, cheese, and/ or perfume? This is the panel for you. Our panelists share the challenges and rewards of transforming their knowledge and passion into writing books and being the subject of a documentary. They will talk about their favorite wines, cheeses, and perfumes and answer questions from the audience. Our experts: We'll drink to that: Robert Camuto is the author of Corkscrewed and Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey. He is a contributor to the Wine Spectator, Food& Wine, the Washington Post Travel and other publications. Cheese be mine: Noella Marcellino is a Benedictine nun who earned a doctorate in microbiology from the University of Connecticut. As a Fulbright Scholar in France, she studied the positive effects of decay and putrefaction as well as the odors and flavors of cheese. She is the subject of a PBS documentary called The Cheese Nun. Scents and Sensibility: Denyse Beaulieu is a Canadian writer and translator based in Paris. She is the perfume editor for Citizen K and has taught classes on perfume at The London College of Fashion. Her book The Perfume Lover (Harper Collins) is forthcoming in March. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

15 February 19h 'Sense may be all true and right, But Nonsense, thou art exquisite!' Tonight come to Shakespeare & Co for a concert of REAL NONSENSE MUSIC with French group Mister Lear – on the 150th anniversary of Edward Lear (1812-1888)! They combine Edward Lear’s lyrics with music for a lively and unforgettable performance. 'Cheer up! as the limpet said to the weeping willow.' Nous mettons en musique les textes d'Edward Lear, inventeur du Nonsense, poète & déssinateur anglais (1812/88). Bienvenue dans l'univers décalé, inquiètant et absurde du premier Punk de la poésie d'Outre-Manche...So Ride On & have fun with us! Emma Foreman : Voix, Bass, Pompe à Vélo/ Patrick Fournier : Boite à frissons / Joseph Racaille : Voix, Mandoline, Gourdin / Brad Scott : Voix, Maracas, Hong Kong Hat / Benjamin Charavner : Cordophones SUR Edward Lear: « Edward Lear (1812-1888), excentrique radical, génial inventeur du nonsense, a célébré toute sa vie les noces cocasses de la logique et de l’absurde. Peintre animalier, aquarelliste fameux – il fut le professeur de dessin de la reine Victoria - Lear assortit chaque texte d’un savoureux dessin, qui en est comme le prolongement délirant. Qu’on ne s’y méprenne pas : au même titre que son contemporain, Lewis Carroll, Lear est un de ces poètes pour qui l’irrévérence est prétexte à réinventer la langue. » Patrick Hersant, Edward Lear, Nonsense, Petite Bibliothèque Ombres. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

16 February 18h It all started with the desire of two artists to collaborate and create a joint experiment. Tonight at Shakespeare & Co. Brandon Ross and Celine Curiol will give an original performance, bringing together one’s music and the other’s words.
Brandon Ross is an American guitarist/composer/singer/songwriter, who has performed and recorded with Cassandra Wilson, Henry Threadgill, Lizz Wright, Arto Lindsay, The Lounge Lizards, Lawrence D. 'Butch' Morris, Me'Shell N'degeocello, Archie Shepp, Don Byron, Ron Miles and many others, crafting a personal approach to guitar and improvisation that has taken him all over the world. http://www.myspace.com/brmuse Celine Curiol is a French writer, journalist and essayist who’s worked in New York, Buenos Aires, London, Kyoto and Paris. She’s the author of four novels, including Voice Over, which novelist Paul Auster has praised as “one of the most original and brilliantly executed works of contemporary fiction." AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

16 February 19h30 Evenings with an Author: Philip Caputo: In collaboration with Editions Cherche-midi, The American Library in Paris welcomes Philip Caputo, who will present Crossers, a blistering new novel about the brutality and beauty of life on the Arizona-Mexico border and about the unyielding power of the past to shape our lives. About the author: Novelist and journalist Philip Caputo was born in Chicago and educated at Purdue and Loyola Universities. After graduating in 1964, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for three years, including a 16-month tour of duty in Vietnam. He has written 14 books, including two memoirs, four books of general nonfiction, and eight novels. His acclaimed memoir of Vietnam, A Rumor of War, has been published in 15 languages, has sold over 1.5 million copies since its publication in 1977, and is widely regarded as a classic in the literature of war. His most recent novel, Crossers, is set against a backdrop of drug and illegal-immigrant smuggling on the Mexican border and was published in the Fall of 2009 by Alfred A. Knopf. In addition to books, Caputo has published dozens of major magazine articles, reviews, and op-ed pieces in publications ranging from The New York Times, the Boston Globe, and the Washington Post to Esquire, National Geographic, and the Virginia Quarterly Review. Topics included profiles of novelist William Styron and actor Robert Redford, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the turmoil on the Mexican border. Caputo has won 10 journalistic and literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 (shared for team investigative reporting on vote fraud in Chicago), the Overseas Press Club Award in 1973, the Sidney Hillman Foundation award in 1977 (for A Rumor of War), the Connecticut Book Award in 2006, and the Literary Lights Award in 2007. His first novel, Horn of Africa, was a National Book Award finalist in 1980, and his 2007 essay on illegal immigration won the Blackford Prize for nonfiction from the University of Virginia. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

18 February 16h La République des poètes: Cinquième saison de notre revue parlée « La République des poètes animée et dirigée par Marc Blanchet. Elle réunit poètes, traducteurs, essayistes, éditeurs, responsables de revue : tous ceux qui d\'une manière ou d'une autre font l'actualité poétique. Lucienne Peiry, directrice de la recherche et des relations internationales de la collection de L'Art Brut de Lausanne, pour Nannetti, aux éditions infolio. Nanetti (1927-1994) a écrit pendant ses huit années d'internement à l'hôpital psychiatrique de Volterra, en Toscane, un livre de pierre de soixante-dix mètres de long sur les murs de cet institut. Ces signes ont été déchiffrés, laissant apparaître des mots et des phrases croisant récit intime et descriptions fantastiques. Cet entretien sera accompagné de la projection d'images de ces pages de pierres, afin de découvrir une œuvre fascinante. Lucienne Peiry a coordonné l'ouvrage Nanetti, pour une exposition présentée à Lausanne, actuellement à Vienne et prochainement aux Halles Saint-Pierre de Paris. AT: la Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière 157, rue Saint-Martin 75003 Paris Métro: Rambuteau, Les Halles

18 February 17h30 Une journée avec le peintre et poète Henri Cueco : Avec Henri Cueco, Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Marie-Josée Mondzain, Mirtha Pozzi et Pablo Cueco, Pierre-Etienne Heymann. Exposition, lectures inédites, films, entretiens, écoutes radiophoniques, récital de poésie et musique. Henri Cueco, né en 1929 d’un père espagnol et d’une mère française, est un peintre et écrivain français. Il a travaillé également pour la radio. Tenant d’une peinture dont la figuration participe à un engagement politique. Pour voir tout le programme de la soirée, cliquez ici. AT: la Maison de la Poésie, Passage Molière 157, rue Saint-Martin 75003 Paris Métro: Rambuteau, Les Halles

19 February 18h: « Pour Stacy Doris (1962-2012) » En souvenir de la poète américaine Stacy Doris, disparue le 31 janvier 2012, Double Change organise une soirée à la galerie éof le 19 février à 18 heures. Des amis et lecteurs de Stacy diront ses textes, d'autres liront des textes écrits pour elle ou avec elle. Des extraits de pièces radiophoniques et de captations vidéo seront également diffusés. Ce sera l’occasion de se retrouver autour de son œuvre drôle, précise, intelligente dans laquelle elle traduisait les textes persans, français, anglais, latins, quesçayje. Par exemple, *The Cake Part*, son dernier livre publié est une exploration tout autant qu’une exposition explosive des furies de Marie-Antoinette sur le théâtre de la page. Nombres de ses livres se déploient dans un amour des formes poétiques comme autant de discours amoureux. Ainsi *Paramour* est un livre palindrome dans lequel elle élabore notamment des traductions homophoniques de *De medicamine faciei femineae* d’Ovide, c’est-à-dire « The Make UP Kit », où elle tisse des valentines dédiées à « Mon Pingouin des Îles, petit putti », « Ma Daube », « Zara, the Baronne », et où elle compose et recompose des chansons et autres gigues, dont elle avait livré une interprétation époustouflante au Centre Georges Pompidou, accompagnée de Caroline Dubois et d’Anne Portugal. Dans une manière gertrudesteinienne, *La vie de Chester Steven Wiener* écrite par sa femme était une biographie de l’incroyable Chet. Son dernier livre *Fledge : A Phenomenology of Spirit*, auquel elle a travaillé pendant sa maladie et qui paraîtra aux éditions Nightboat, présente des vers plus resserrés. Nouvelle traduction de l’anglais vers l’anglais, de l’allemand vers l’anglais, de la philosophie vers la poésie, il se lit également comme « a bunch of love poems of undying love ». Que ce soit dans ses textes, dans ses autotraductions en français,dans ses aventures radiophoniques et dans sa pratique de la performance, qu’elle portait à un point ultime de comédie et de perfection, Stacy Doris privilégiait toujours la rencontre des voix et le moment opportun. Sa disparition à 49 ans a suscité une émotion considérable et il n’est pas possible de citer toutes celles et tous ceux avec qui elle a travaillé en France, où elle a passé de longues années avec son mari Chet Wiener, et où P.O.L. lui a permis de devenir un auteur français. Elle avait noué ici des liens indéfectibles avec des poètes, des traducteurs, des artistes, des intellectuels, des éditeurs, des lecteurs, des gens, ses amis. Cette amitié peut se lire dans les très nombreux témoignages qui ne cessent de paraître et vers lesquels nous vous renvoyons plus bas. Il faut écouter, il faut voir Stacy Doris lire : http://writing.upenn.edu/pennsound/x/Doris.php Il faut lire Stacy Doris : « I looked for my arms. I looked for my arms and was gone. I could do this perhaps from my head in the clouds. And that I’d never seemed to belong. From the start I was gray, and stinky, and regal, and going, fast. And gliding. This comes from the usual closeness of air, with its regular dangers. Once there’s an opening, there’s absence. Departure. Open your mouth : you could fall through. The sky’s an illusion. The sky’s an illusion and I’m perhaps legion. Yes or no. » (Conference) Elle avait dû annuler sa lecture en avril dernier et nous espérions avoir le bonheur de la voir de nouveau. Nous savons que le moment de cette soirée sans elle ne sera jamais opportun tant nous souhaiterions entendre à nouveau sa voix singulièrement vive. Nos pensées vont à sa famille : Chet, Rayzl, Laish Gedalya, et ses parents. AT: la galerie éof 15, rue Saint-Fiacre, 75002 M° Grands Boulevards ou Bonne Nouvelle

20 February 19h In collaboration with Editons Belfond we welcome Louise Doughty who will be reading from her recent novel just out in French Whatever You Love which was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Prize and longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. 'Gripping, absorbing, beautifully constructed and written with great sensitivity.' – Hilary Mantel. Louise Doughty is the author of six novels - Crazy Paving, Dance with Me, Honey-Dew, Fires in the Dark Stone Cradle and - and one book of non-fiction, A Novel in a Year, based on her hugely popular Daily Telegraph column. Doughty also writes radio plays and journalism and broadcasts regularly for BBC Radio 4, as well as teaching for the Faber Academy. She lives in London. On Whatever You Love: Two police officers knock on Laura’s door. They tell her that her nine-year old daughter Betty has been hit by a car and killed. When justice is slow, Laura decides to take her own revenge and begins to track down the man responsible.

 Laura’s grief reopens old wounds and she is thrown back to the story of her passionate love affair with Betty’s father David, their marriage and his subsequent desertion of her for another woman. Haunted by her past and driven by her need to discover the truth, Laura discovers just how far she is prepared to go for love, desire and retribution. Whatever You Love is a heart-wrenching and compulsive story from an acclaimed novelist writing at the height of her powers. ‘Whatever You Love is a masterfully constructed novel, at once gripping and tender...a brilliant and brutal novel that continues to unsettle long after the final page has been turned.’ The Observer. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

20 February 19h Andreas Altmann : Das Scheißleben meines Vaters, das Scheißleben meiner Mutter und meine eigene Scheißjugend. En français et allemand. Lecture et discussion avec Andreas Altmann et Joachim Umlauf. Ce livre au titre provocateur est un best-seller en Allemagne. L'auteur éclaire crûment son enfance et sa jeunesse à Altötting, lieu de pèlerinage en Bavière, et se retourne sans aucune indulgence sur son passé: regard sur le père, épave psychique au retour de la guerre, qui cogne son fils; regard sur la mère, trop faible pour protéger l'enfant; et regard sur cet enfant qui lutte pour protéger sa vie. Jeune homme, il parvient à s'enfuir et peut alors réaliser son rêve : devenir reporter et écrivain. Sa conclusion : « Si j'avais eu une enfance plus douce, je ne me serais jamais mis à écrire, je n'aurais jamais fait le tour du monde. » Né en 1949, Andreas Altmann a travaillé comme chauffeur particulier, conseiller financier, gardien de parking et acteur. Il est aujourd'hui au nombre des plus célèbres écrivains globe-trotters allemands. Il a reçu, entre autres, le Prix Egon Erwin Kisch et le Prix de Littérature Johann Gottfried Seume. Il vit à Paris. AT: Goethe-Institut - 17 avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris Métro: Iéna

20 February 20h onwards SPOKEN WORD Paris (now in a new location!): 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 & socialize; 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: the basement of Le Chat Noir, 76 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Métro Parmentier/Couronnes/Oberkampf

21 February 19h30: Poets live reading featuring Deborah Bogen, Pansy Maurer-Alvarez and Kerrie O'Brien. Deborah Bogen’s two prize-winning full-length collections are “Let Me Open You a Swan” and “Landscape with Silos.” Her poems and reviews appear wiidely in magazines like New Letters, Ploughshares, The Gettysburg Review and Crazyhorse. She’s someone who started late, got lucky and intends to write to the end. She lives in Pittsburgh PA and just finished her first novel, a YA book called “The Wych of Lepyr Cove.” Pansy Maurer-Alvarez was born in Puerto Rico, grew up in Pennsylvania and has lived in Europe since 1973. She started writing poetry in her teens. She did her literary studies at universities in the US, Spain and later in Switzerland, where she worked for a time as a teacher and translator. She began writing full time and publishing widely, aſter moving to Paris and studying with Alice Notley, some 20 years ago. Her poetry has appeared in several anthologies and numerous magazines throughout Europe and the States and some of her poems have been translated into French, German and Spanish. She has read at many venues in France, the UK and the US and has lead workshops in the UK. Her collections are: Dolores: The Alpine Years and When the Body Says It’s Leaving (both from Hanging Loose Press, Brooklyn); Lovers Eternally Nearing, a limited edition, fine press collaboration with the Swiss artist Walter Ehrismann, with German translations by Rudolf Bähler (Editions Thomas Howeg, Zurich) and just out from corrupt press, Paris, Ant-Small and Amorous, with French translations by Anne Talvaz. Pansy is a Contributing Editor for the British magazine Tears in the Fence; she lives in Paris mainly and Zurich sometimes and she makes one-of-a-kind bead jewelry (to sell). Kerrie O’Brien has been published in various Irish and UK literary journals including Southword, Orbis, two issues of Crannóg, Revival, Icarus, The Cathach, College Green, Ropes, Daydreamer, Wordlegs, Minus 9 Squared, The First Cut, Boyne Berries, Stony Thursday, The Poetry Bus, Outburst and Burning Bush II and Raſt Magazine. She will also have poems appearing in the forthcoming edition of Five Poetry Journal. Her poem Blossoms has been chosen as the winning entry in the Emerging Talent category of the 2011 Yeats Poetry Competition. She has also been highly commended for the Over the Edge New Writer of The Year Competition 2011. She was recently featured poet in The First Cut. Her new poetry book Out of the Blueness is now available for purchase. AT: Carr’s Pub, 1 rue de Mont-Thabor, 75001 Paris. Metro Tuileries. Admission free.


22 February 19h30 Evenings with an Author: Pamela Druckerman. Journalist Pamela Druckerman explores the secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children in Bringing Up Bébé. With a notebook stashed in her diaper bag, Druckerman sets out to learn the secrets to raising a society of good little sleepers, gourmet eaters, and reasonably relaxed parents. She discovers that French parents are extremely strict about some things and strikingly permissive about others. And she realizes that to be a different kind of parent, you don't just need a different parenting philosophy. You need a very different view of what a child actually is. About the author: Pamela Druckerman is the author of Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting and the British edition of the same book, French Children Don't Throw Food: Parenting Secrets from Paris. She was a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and has written Op-eds and articles for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, the Financial Times and Marie Claire. She has appeared as a commentator on the Today show, BBC Women's Hour, NPR, PRI, Al Jazeera International, France24, CNBC and Oprah.com. Her previous book, Lust in Translation, currently has nine international editions.

23 February 19h00 Old Library Visit: admission free, reservation recommended. The Old Library of the Irish College is one of the few surviving libraries of the many colleges, convents and monasteries which were situated in the Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève area of Paris until the end of the 18th century. This visit provides a further opportunity to see the treasures of the Old Library - its three illuminated manuscripts dating from c.1500. AT: Centre Culturel Irlandais, 5 rue des Irlandais, 75005 Paris. RER: Luxembourg

27 February 20h onwards SPOKEN WORD Paris (now in a new location!): 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 & socialize; 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: the basement of Le Chat Noir, 76 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud, 75011 Métro Parmentier/Couronnes/Oberkampf

29 February 19h30 John Morris, who has been called "the world's most influential photography editor," will talk about his legendary career. About the author: John Morris has spent a lifetime editing photographs for magazines and newspapers, working with hundreds of photographers, among them the great names of 20th century photography. He worked for the weekly picture magazine Life throughout World War II. As Life's London Picture Editor he was responsible for the coverage of the invasion of France on June 6, 1944 - D-Day, thus editing the historic photos of Robert Capa. After the war he became successively the Picture Editor of the U.S. monthly Ladies' Home Journal, Executive Editor of Magnum Photos, Assistant Managing Editor for Graphics of The Washington Post and Picture Editor of The New York Times. In 1983 he moved to Paris, as the European correspondent of National Geographic. Now a freelance writer and editor, his primary concern is working for peace. He is the author of the book Get the Picture: A Personal History of Photojournalism. AT: American Library in Paris,10 rue du Général Camou, 75007 Paris, Metro Alma-Marceau or Ecole Militaire

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Part II) Writing, Lit & Theater Workshops in Paris in Dec/Jan.
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SALON: Saturday, February 4th 2012 at 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Cost: 45€. The Iliad and The Odyssey: the twin roots of Western Epic call out across the ages. To understand where we are in our cultural development, we must understand where we have come from: how our ideas around honor, community, justice, love and loyalty have arisen from the stories and lives of those who have come before. I have offered The Odyssey in many Salon studies previously; the heat of the work considered through our contemporary lens is fierce. We still grapple with the wavering line between cunning and deceit, the choice to sacrifice a few lives to save more, the modifications of oaths sworn in war or love when unforeseeable circumstances exert their force.
The Iliad is first and foremost a book about war; and that is perhaps why I have avoided studying it previously. I understand now that the horror of war is not to be avoided; in fact the choices in the moment of battle, the sacrifices and force of the moment are not some else’s story: this is my story, this is everyone’s story. If I have the privilege of not experiencing war in my immediate world, it is an illusion created by layers of privilege and technology—war happens now and it is still a terrible and authentic (protagonist) determinant of the human story. For more info: http://www.litsalon.co.uk/events/the-iliad-paris-salon-intensive-february-4-2012/

SALON: The Yellow Wallpaper & Munro’s ‘Runaway: Short Salon Intensive brunch Paris Feb.4 2012: A three hour intensive study of two great short stories: The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Runaway by Alice Munro. Salon cost is 30 euros (includes critical materials); there will be a potluck brunch break. ‘The Yellow Wallpaper‘ by Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Often disappears into the category of a feminist work, this subversive first person narration gives a glimpse to the dangers of an artistic temperament smothered by care- loving, oppressive care. I will provide readers with notes on the world of late 19th ct. women, particularly in regards to medically care and psychiatric treatment. This is a haunting and riveting read. For more details, follow the website link. http://www.litsalon.co.uk/events/the-yellow-wallpaper-munros-runaway-short-salon-intensive-brunch-paris-feb-4-2012/

SALON: Jane Eyre/Wide Sargasso Sea Salon Intensive Paris: Sunday, February 5th 2012 at 3:00 -8:00 PM. Cost: 45€ Jane Eyre has always held readers’ imagination as Bronte presents her heroine as fiercely independent in a world where there is no place for a free-thinking female. Jane Eyre, the plain, orphaned child becomes sharpened through her struggles in the hands of tyrannical mother-substitutes, malignant boarding schools, demeaning poverty and an egotistical, impenetrable employer. But what continues to intrigue readers and audiences, as the multiple film version attest to, is not just Jane’s indomitable spirit but the other strange scenes and lives crammed into this 19th century novel of social criticism and Byronic heroes. The hidden, voiceless character of Mr. Rochester’s first wife, who even in her silence greatly impacts Jane’s story, has caught the attention of critics and other writers. Jean Rhys, an early Modernist writer, chose to explore Bertha Rochester’s history in her brief but crystalline work, Wide Sargasso Sea. In Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys confronts the possibility of another side to Jane Eyre. The story of Bertha, the first Mrs Rochester, Wide Sargasso Sea is not only a brilliant deconstruction of Brontë’s legacy, but is also a damning history of colonialism in the Caribbean. One of our Paris Salon participants says this about Rhys: “I think these words from a Guardian critic sum her up pretty well. “She is loved not just for a talent that seems as spontaneous and individual in its personality as physical beauty, but for a special kind of courage.” I would also add honesty, which brings Nualo O’Faolain to mind.” (thanks, SL). These two works, taken together in this Salon intensive, will offer interesting commentaries on the positioning of the female as a space for madness and rebellion. http://www.litsalon.co.uk/events/jane-eyrewide-sargasso-sea-salon-intensive-paris-feb-5-2012/

February 8, 3:30 p.m. Open Creative Writing Class Event: Creative writing discussion with novelist Fred Leebron. Fred Leebron directs the MFA in Creative Writing program at Queens. He also is a professor of English at Gettysburg College, and a former director of the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. His novels include "Six Figures," "In the Middle of All This" and "Out West." He has received a Pushcart Prize, a Michener Award, a Stegner Fellowship, and an O. Henry Award. He is co-editor of "Postmodern American Fiction: A Norton Anthology" and co-author of "Creating Fiction: A Writer’s Companion." AT: American University of Paris, 6, rue du Colonel Combes, Room C-34.

WORKSHOP 8 February 5:00pm: Fred Leebron will give an interactive workshop on 'Embracing the Difficult: Writing Beyond What's Comfortable', to help take your writing to the next level, for fiction writers, poets, and nonfiction writers. This workshop will help you transcend your writing voice and establish new territories in your creative process. Fred Leebron, director of the Queens University MFA Program in Creative Writing, is working on an initiative to launch a European MFA Program beginning June 2012, and featuring Jayne Anne Phillips, Dinaw Mengestu, Aleksandar Hemon, Jeffrey Greene, Gwyneth Lewis, David St. John, Robert Antoni, and David Bezmozgis on its faculty. Free and open to all but limited space. Please email Fred directly for further details at fleebron@gettysburg.edu. AT: Shakespeare & Co., 37rue de la Bûcherie, Paris 5ème. M° St Michel

Simply Sound : A series of theatre workshops for individuals with an intermediate level of English. This workshop is specifically geared to improve pronunciation and syntax. The workshop will incorporate acting techniques, exercises, games, short texts, and improvisation. Une serie des ateliers ouvert aux personnes ayant un niveau intermédiaire d'anglais. L'atelier propose des exercices d'acteur, jeux, court textes et improvisation comme moyens d'apprivoiser la prononciation, sons et le syntaxe. Pre-registration is required. Please call 01 77 15 71 90 / 06 37 66 27 98 or write wordsaliveo@gmail.com Dates: 28th January, 4th February, 31st March. Time: Saturdays 17h-19h. Venue: 35, rue St. Roch 75001 Paris. M° Pyramides, Tuileries, Opera. Fee for one session 18€ Students 15€ For students already enrolled in other classes, sessions are 11€

Theatre Workshops for English Teachers. A Cycle of Four Sessions. These workshops are specifically geared for English Teachers who wish to acquire theatre techniques as pedagogical tools. The workshop will cover acting techniques, exercises, voice and movement. The workshops can be attended separately but it is recommended to attend the entire cycle as there will be a progression leading to more individual work. Pre-registration is required. Please call 01 77 15 71 90 / 06 37 66 27 98 or write wordsaliveo@gmail.com Time Saturdays 16h-19h. Dates: Saturdays, 21st January, 11th February, 10th March, 24th March Venue: 35, rue St. Roch 75001 Paris. Metro Pyramides, Tuileries, Opera. Fee: Individual session 60€. Cycle of four sessions 180€ For participants in other classes: one session is 45€. Cycle of four sessions 145€

High Concept Ambitions: Master Class with agent Mary Kole. Saturday, March 10 from 10:00-1:00pm in Paris. Cost: 70 Euros Register: Please contact ARA Dana Carey at dcarey_ap@yahoo.fr: The market is veering more and more toward "high concept" and not every writer and illustrator understands just what that means. Most of the stories I see are just too...small in their scope and in their thinking. Mary Kole, agent with the legendary Andrea Brown Literary agency, founder of the award-winning blog Kidlit and author of THE KIDLIT WRITER'S GUIDEBOOK, will give a presentation as well as lead us through exercises and a discussion on what high concept means and what it means for your work. Join us for this small group, master class and gain insight to enlarge the scope of your projects and think big, in ways that will exceed the expectations of your readers. Bring your work in progress or your ideas for a new project to use during the exercises. Mary will be available afterward for a limited number of private critiques. Her interests include young adult and middle grade novels and truly exceptional, funny, quirky and character-driven picture books (she especially loves working with author/illustrators). If you want to know if your book will spark the interest of agents and editors, then this event is for you. If you want to know the how-to’s of writing a book that will grip the reader and never let them go, then this event is for you. If you want to have a chance to pitch your work to an agent at the legendary Andrea Brown Literary Agency, then this event is for you.

WRITING WORKSHOPS: Sat March 24 (2pm – 5pm) & Sun March 25 (11am – 5pm) Writer Lisa Pasold offers DON’T JUST SIT THERE: a literary workshop on finding and unleashing your creative inspiration. Want to write? Keep meaning to start that project? Stuck at page 32? Don’t Just Sit There! In this weekend workshop, discover how inspiration is like breathing. Instructor: Lisa Pasold has a decade of experience in teaching creative writing to writers of all levels. She has taught at the American University of Paris, at WICE, and has led workshops across North America, from the Yukon to Florida. Her first book of poetry was called ‘a masterpiece’ by Geist Magazine; her second book of poetry was nominated for the Alberta Book Prize. Her recent novel Rats of Las Vegas is “as satisfying as a winning hand at poker”. Fee: 80 euros for weekend (limited space--last year's workshop sold out, so pre-registration essential) For a full outline of the workshop & to register, visit lisapasold.com

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Part III) News reviews & reviews news
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The eighth issue of the Ottawa poetry pdf annual ottawater (www.ottawater.com) is now online, featuring new writing by Sylvia Adams, John Barton, Stephanie Bolster, Frances Boyle, Sara Cassidy, Anita Dolman, Richard Froude, Phil Hall, Marilyn Irwin, Alastair Larwill, Anne Le
Dressay, Robin K. Macdonald, Rob Manery, Karen Massey, Christine McNair, Justin Million, Cath Morris, Colin Morton, K.I. Press, Bardia Sinaee, jesslyn delia smith, Priscila Uppal and Andy Weaver, an essay on writing by Anne Le Dressay, and new interviews with Ottawa poets Michael Dennis and Christine McNair.

The latest issue of Evening Will Come is now online. Featuring work by Rachel Gontijo Araujo, Brenda Hillman, and Andrew Joron.