Paris
Poetry Workshop
March 17 to 20, 2003
World Poetry Days
March 21 and 22, 2003
7:30
p.m.
As a participant of the Paris Poetry Workshop, you will have
the opportunity to read your work during the two-day World Poetry Days
event March 21 and 22, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. held at the Grand Salon in
the Fondation des Etats Unis at Cité Universitaire in Paris.
This event is scheduled to coincide with UNESCO readings held
around the world in the interest of world peace through poetry. (http://www.dialoguepoetry.org)
World Poetry Day
In order to create true dialogue among civilizations, the coordinators
contacted reading coordinators, editors, poets, and poetry lovers around
the world and asked them to setup readings in their cities to support
this program. During the last week in March 2001, there were over 200
readings in 150 cities around the world. The readings were open to everyone.
This year the program continues with readings for the week of March
17, 2002 -- Dialogue Through Poetry Week. In addition, that week
includes UNESCO's World Poetry Day.
About Last Year..."Perhaps as many as 75 crammed into the one-room Red Wheelbarrow bookshop, the crowd even spilling out onto the street, some craning their heads around the doorjamb to get a view -- it was standing room only last night at Paris's World Poetry Day/Dialogue Through Poetry event. Six readers -- Susan Ellis, Todd Swift, Michelle Noteboom, Srikanth Reddy, Laure Millet and host/emcee Ethan Gilsdorf -- each offered poems of their own plus a poem by a fave poetic hero -- Yusef Komunyakaa to Walt Whitman to Denise Levertov. At times somber, at times ribald, the poems touched on war, peace, lobsters, asses, skin, weaving, motherhood and beer -- in short, it was a diverse evening of many voices, styles, moods and attitudes. An open mic afterwards featured Margo Berdeshevsky and a mystery guest who arrived to sell a multi-lingual peace poem poster. Afterwards, the audience mingled with the poets over wine and snacks, then a subset retreated to a local wine bar for a late dinner and talk."
Fondation des Etats--Unis
Cité Universitaire
15 bd Jourdan
75014 PARIS
Workshop participants are encouraged to read at the open reading held from 2 - 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon March 22nd. You can decide that afternoon whether you would like to read in public or not. We want to encourage you, but there is no pressure to read if you do not wish to.
The open reading is just part of a two day event where over 30 poets
will be reading in the interests of multicultural understanding and
world peace. You are also encouraged to come listen to the evening readings
and enjoy the poetry, music and refreshments. The evening readings are
March 21 and 22 starting at 7:30 pm.
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TO REGISTER: In the U.S.
or Canada |
FOR MORE INFORMATION: In France |
Workshop Schedule • Faculty and Presenters • Farewell Dinner and Reading
Reading at the Village Voice • World Poetry Day • Survival French Course
Literary Tour • Tsigan: The Gypsy Poem • Accommodations
Comments from Participants • Poems
