Events & Programs

Event 

WICE @ The Library - Upstairs at Duroc Poetry Reading
Title:
WICE @ The Library - Upstairs at Duroc Poetry Reading
When:
Thu 18 March 2010 19h30
Where:
The American Library in Paris - Paris
Category:
@ The Library

Description

The Paris-based literary journal Upstairs at Duroc has put together an evening of poetry to celebrate France's Poetry Month, Le Printemps des Poètes. You will hear a variety of work both in English and in French (with English translations) around this year's theme, Couleur Femme. For the great strength of contemporary poetry resides in the plurality of its colors, perspectives and voices, the many ways that it draws from experience, cross-continent and cross-language.

Presenters
vannina20maestri1_2French poet Vannina Maestri lives and works in Paris. She has published many books of poetry, including Vie et aventures de Norton ou Ce qui est visible à l'oeil nu (Editions Al Dante, 2002), Mobiles (Al Dante, 2005), and Il ne faut plus s'énerver (Editions Dernier Télégramme, 2008). Her work has been featured in many journals and anthologies. She was co-editor of the magazine JAVA, as well as participating in radio programs and poetry readings. She was the Centre National du Livre grant recipient in 2003.

rufoquintavalle_img_13193_2Rufo Quintavalle was born in London in 1978 and lives in Paris. He is the author of the chapbook, Make Nothing Happen (Oystercatcher Press, 2009), is on the editorial board of Upstairs at Duroc and is currently Acting Poetry Editor for the online magazine, Nthposition. His work has been widely published around the world and was recently nominated for a Puschcart Prize.allexandra_sashe7111_2

Alexandra Sashe, born in Moscow in 1976, graduated with a degree in English and Italian linguistics from Moscow University. Her work has been published recently in The Journal, The Delinquent, Equinox, Decanto, Paroles des Jours and La Reata.

markterrill20-20photo20by20moon1_2Mark Terrill shipped out of San Francisco as a merchant seaman to the Far East and beyond, studied and spent time with Paul Bowles in Tangier, Morocco, and has lived in Europe since 1984. He is the author of 16 volumes of poetry, memoir and translations, including the Salvador-Dalai-Lama Express (Main Street Rag, 2008), Superabundance (Longhouse, 2008) and The United Colors of Death (Pathwise Press, 2003). Recently he guest-edited a special German Poetry issue of the Atlanta Review. A three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, he currently lives near Hamburg, Germany, where he co-edits the poetry journal Full Metal Poem.

The American Library in Paris is a focal point for exceptional programs and performances designed to inspire, inform and enrich the community. Free programs are presented @The Library in conjunction with community organizations such as WICE.