Enter the Molly Bloom Poetry Competition and win 1000F. Send three poems and 30F by Mar 25 to Patricia Nolan, Open Door Poets, c/o Carrs, 1, rue du Mont-Thabor, 1er, inquiries, tel: 01.42.63.42.57. Results in May issue of The Eyes. "Life's Still a Beach," an evening with photographer Rennie Ellis presented by the Australian Bookshop and Woolloomooloo restaurant. Mar 4, 6pm, Woolloomooloo, 36, bd Henri IV, 4e, M° Bastille/Sully-Morland, contact Elaine Lewis, tel: 01.43.29.08.65. Come and discuss "Americans in Europe: A Sociolinguistic Perspective," with authors G. Varro and S. Boyd. Mar 4, 7pm, Village Voice, 6, rue Princesse, 6e, M° Mabillon, tel: 01.46.33.36.47. A story and activities time for 7- to 10-years-olds at An American Tea Time. Mar 6, 11am to noon, The American Library in Paris, 10, rue du Général Camou, 7e, M° Ecole Militaire, reserve with Nancy, tel: 01.53.59.12.60. Meet Australian writers Nik Earls ("Zigzag Street," "Bachelor Kisses," "Headgames") and Bernard Cohen ("Tourism," 'The Blindman's High Snowdome"). Mar 6, 6pm, contact Elaine Lewis on 01.43.29.08.65 for details, reservations. Poet Stephen Romer reads from his third collection "Tribute." Introduction by Adrian Harding. Mar 11, 7pm, Village Voice, 6, rue Princesse, 6e, M° Mabillon, tel: 01.46.33.36.47. Stories and activities for 7- to 10-years-olds at Medieval Adventures. Mar 13, 11am to noon, The American Library in Paris, 10, rue du Général Camou, 7e, M° Ecole Militaire, reserve with Nancy on tel: 01.53.59.12.60. Adrian Leeds speaks about Internet publishing at this month's WICE Writer's Forum. Mar 17, 10am to noon, WICE, 20, bd du Montparnasse, 15e, M° Duroc/Falguière, tel: 01.45.66.75.59, entry 25F. Australian poet Peter Babowski continues his national tour, reading at Tea and Tattered Pages. Mar 18, 7pm, 24, rue Mayet, M° Duroc, tel: 10.40.65.94.35. African-American Literary Soirées: Richard Long discusses his new book "Grown Deep: Essays on the Harlem Renaissance," L'Atelier Sevigné, 11, rue de Sevigné, 4e, Metro St-Paul.Jake Lamar signs his new book "Close to the Bone," Mar 19, 7:30pm, 36, rue Jacob, 6e, Metro St-Germain-des-Prés, reservations: 01.42.61.37.00. Quebec is (once again) the special guest at this year's French Salon du Livre. Mar 19-24, Parc des Expositions, 15e, M° Porte de Versailles.The Abbey Bookshop has a large stand (stall C32) with many authors presenting new works, including Matt Cohen ("Elizabeth and After," Mar 20, 4pm); native Canadian Tomson Highway ("Kiss of the Fur Queen") with Alberto Manguel ("Into the Looking Glass Wood"; Mar 21, 1pm); Nancy Huston and David Adam Richards ( Mar 21, 2pm); and Jane Urquhart ( Mar 23, 2pm). Acadian evening with music and readings, Mar 20, 8pm, tel: 01.46.33.16.24 for complete program. The Live Poets Society presents a reading with Peter Babowski, June Shenfield and Murray Simpson. Mar 21, 4pm, Johnny's Pub, 55, rue Montmartre, 2e, M° Sentier/Les Halles, tel: 01.42.33.91.33, donation 25F. A day dedicated to primary English teaching, with new course presentations, book displays and special discounts from six publishers. Mar 24, Nouveau Quartier Latin, 78, bd St-Michel, 6e, RER Luxembourg, tel: 01.43.26.42.70. Louis Bernard Robitaille, author of "And God Created the French," joins Geneviève Brame, whose book " Chez Vous en France:Living and Working in France," has just been translated, for a reading and signing. Mar 25, 6-9pm, Brentano's, 37, av de l'Opéra, 2e, M° Opéra, tel: 01.42.61.52.50. Sunday open mike poetry reading. Mar 28, 4pm, Carrs Restaurant, 1, rue du Mont-Thabor, 1er, M° Tuileries, tel: 01.42.60.60.26. The American poet Alice Notley will read from her latest book, "Mysteries of Small Houses," Apr 1, 7pm, WICE, 20, bd du Montparnasse, 15e, tel: 01.45.66.75.50, admission: 30F. |
