I'm still thinking about the incredible poem performed last week by Jason McGimsey at the Thursday night Paris Lit Up spoken word held at the Culture Rapide cafe in Belleville. See the carousel of photos here. Jason read his own translation into English of an extended poem by surrealist Romanian poet Gherasim Luca, who often wrote in... Continue Reading →
New in Town
I have been in Paris over 6 weeks now and somehow not had time to write a post. I am really surprised how much there is going on in terms of English language poetry, not just at Shakespeare & Co. In fact, there is something most evenings, so it has been great to leave work... Continue Reading →
Reading Live for Transatlantic Poetry
I have not written a post for a month, what with the new job in Paris. An update on all the Paris poetry events to follow this week. But I thought I should write now, in the aftermath - and I mean that in a good way - of the live poetry reading I just... Continue Reading →