tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664833730143274258.post6075885572623344936..comments2012-06-06T21:58:10.981-07:00Comments on Spoken Word Paris: Strangers in Paris launch 25th July 6pm/9pmDavid Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773459677471075105noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664833730143274258.post-7085020338183125902011-08-22T20:42:56.286-07:002011-08-22T20:42:56.286-07:00David - wish I could have been at the launch of th...David - wish I could have been at the launch of this new anthology in July. I left Paris at the beginning of July but did manage to hear you read your contribution at Berkley books in June and loved it. I was a WICE member and took one of you classes in fall 2010. I was not sure I would be able to find Strangers in Paris that easily in Calgary upon my return but to my surprise I came across it today in the The Second Story, a book store in Canmore, a small town an hour outside of Calgary, over 7000 km from Paris. It was next to Migratory Words, edited by David Eso, who also has an essay in this book. Yes, it is a small world indeed! I hope to make it to a Migratory Word meeting in Canmore soon. And I look forward to reading and being inspired by Strangers in Paris. I certainly need the inspiration right now. I also have a blog on blog spot called Tai Girls Take on Paris. Merci. <br />Ingrid Littmann-TaiIngridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546525212685800301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664833730143274258.post-10698041539993768892011-07-25T07:10:00.450-07:002011-07-25T07:10:00.450-07:00Quote from the blurb:
The stunning variety of writ...Quote from the blurb:<br />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.David Banresnoreply@blogger.com