The Poet in Paris is an intermediate-level poetry-writing course offered as part of the inaugural Maymester program at the University of Southern California. Created by poet-instructor Cecilia Woloch, the month-long course has brought 12 undergraduate poets to Paris to work closely with Cecilia and a host of guest poets who live and write in the City of Light. Students are participating in intensive workshops, discussions, readings, and the literary and cultural life of the city so as to broaden their vision and range as writers. This is where they come to share their experiences.

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Spoken Word--Cabaret Populaire (5/30)

As promised, here are some more photos from our last time at Spoken Word Paris. All photos taken by Adèle Giraud.

Corinne Dewitt-- Acting out her poem

Bryan King-- Reading Gil Scott Heron

Rosaleen O'Sullivan

Andrew Ramirez-- Giving an animated performance


Lesley Wasserman

Corey Arterian--Starting with a rap

Kelly Baron

Jessica Eller

Diana Rosenberger-- Reading Baudelaire's "Get Drunk!"

Matthew Cruz--Bringing down the house with his powerful performance

Listen to his reading of "Orexis" on the Spoken Word blog.

Diana Vaden
 We have one more opportunity to go back this Monday and I'm sure many of us will!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

My Experiences, Thus Far

This is front row at Shakespeare and Co. Jack Hirschman and Sylvia Whitman looking for something, man. Jack gave an inspirational reading of his poetry, he is RADICAL!
I spend my weekends skateboarding at Dôme, which is the Tokyo Museum, with my new friend Hugo. He likes to practice speaking English with me, and I try to learn French from him...not working out so well.
This is a picture from an evening spent on the Pont Des Arts Bridge over the Seine River. This is where winos come to hang out and lovers put locks on the fence to show their love for one another. I also gave a rose to a beautiful Parisian girl and it went swell, but I have yet to hear from her...
Oscar Wilde has many red lipstick wearing lovers...it doesn't really make sense, but I'm sure he would appreciate the love.

Seriously? Can you?

This past Monday 5/23 our class went to Culture Rapide to take part in the weekly spoken word! It was a blast and a few of our class members spoke: ME, Andrew Ramirez, Corey Arterian, Lesley Wasserman, Diana Vaden, and Cecilia and Suzanne. We definitely will be back next week!

Group Photo!

Getting prepared to do some spoken word with my poet juice drank.

Looking forward to more adventures! And a quote that reveals my feelings:

"In Paris they simply stared at me when I spoke to them in French. I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their laungauge." Mark Twain

Sincerely,

Bryan "is in the kitchen" King