{"id":5128,"date":"2010-10-23T08:05:33","date_gmt":"2010-10-23T12:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/?p=5128"},"modified":"2010-10-23T08:29:32","modified_gmt":"2010-10-23T12:29:32","slug":"poetry-from-luxembourg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pierrejoris.com\/blog\/poetry-from-luxembourg\/","title":{"rendered":"POETRY FROM LUXEMBOURG"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF LUXEMBOURG<\/strong><\/p>\n

is pleased to announce<\/p>\n

\u201cPOETRY FROM LUXEMBOURG\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

featuring Jean PORTANTE & Pierre JORIS<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n

with Nicole PEYRAFITTE<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

A reading and performance of their work as well as work by Luxembourg poets such as<\/h3>\n

Anise Koltz<\/strong>, Roger Manderscheid<\/strong>, Edmond Dune<\/strong>, <\/span>Nico Helminger<\/span> <\/strong>& others.<\/h3>\n

at<\/p>\n

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THE ZINC BAR <\/strong>\u2013 82 West 3rd<\/sup> Street (bet Thompson and Sullivan) \u2013 New York City<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, October 31, 2010 \u2013 6:30pm \u2013 Suggested donation: $5.00 at the door<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tel: (212) 477-9462\u00a0 —\u00a0 www.zincbar.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Born in Differdange (Luxembourg) in 1950, though presently living in Paris, Jean Portante<\/strong> is a writer, translator and journalist. He is the author of some thirty books including volumes of poetry, collaborations with artists, narratives, plays, essays and novels. Published in 15 countries, his work has been translated into English, Spanish, Italian, German, Slovakian, Croatian and Rumanian.\u00a0 He has translated Juan Gelman, Gonzalo Rojas, Jerome Rothenberg, Maria Luisa Spaziani, Edoardo Sanguineti, John Deane, Pierre Joris & many other poets into French.\u00a0 In 2003, he was awarded the Prix Mallarm\u00e9 for his book L\u2019\u00e9trange langue<\/em> and the Grand prix d\u2019automne de la Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des gens de lettres 2003 for the whole of his work. En 2005, a Selected Poems came out from Editions Le Castor Astral in Paris. Among his recent works are \u201cLa m\u00e9moire de la baleine\u201d (Memories of a whale) and \u201cLe travail du poumon\u201d (The work of the lung). In 2006, he was elected member of the French \u201cAcad\u00e9mie Mallarm\u00e9\u201d.<\/p>\n

Pierre Joris<\/strong> is a poet, translator, essayist & anthologist who left Luxembourg at 19 and has since lived in France, England, Algeria & the United States. He has published over forty books, most recently Canto Diurno #4: The Tang Extending from the Blade<\/em>, a 2010 Ahadada Books (ebook<\/a>), Justifying the Margins: Essays 1990-2006<\/em> and Aljibar I & II<\/em> (poems). Other recent publications include the CD Routes, not Roots<\/em> and Meditations on the Stations of Mansour Al-Hallaj 1-21<\/em>. Recent translations include Paul Celan: Selections<\/em>, and Lightduress<\/em> by Paul Celan, which received the 2005 PEN Poetry Translation Award. With Jerome Rothenberg he edited the award-winning anthologies Poems for the Millennium (volumes I & II). <\/em>He teaches at the University of Albany, SUNY. Check out his website<\/a> & his Nomadics blog<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Nicole Peyrafitte<\/strong> is a Pyrenean-born performance artist who sings, paints, films, writes, and cooks. Her eclectic heritage allows her to perform songs that range from French cabaret to jazz standards and contemporary poetry. Her voice is frequently heard integrated into multimedia stagings based on her visuals and writings. These performances usually also involve the onstage preparation and cooking of a dish that she shares with her audience. Peyrafitte\u2019s work highlights her exploits in creating an imaginative identity between two continents & four languages. More info on her website: www.nicolepeyrafitte.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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SUBWAY:<\/strong> B \u2013 D \u2013 F or M to West 4th<\/sup> Street\/Washington Square<\/p>\n

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