LECTURES & LITERATURE

    La Belle Epoque: Poetry from the Banquet Years

    La Belle Epoque: Poetry from the Banquet Years

    Presented by Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts and Free Library of Philadelphia at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library

    April 14, 2011


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    The Free Library presents a lively evening of French poetry hosted by poet Thomas Devaney. Local literary luminaries and Francophiles shine a spotlight on poetry in fin de siècle and early 20th century Paris with readings from Rimbaud, Verlaine, Mallarmé, Valéry, Apollinaire, Stein, Jacob, Cendrars, Reverdy, Desnos, among others. Readers at the event will include Marcella Durand, Daniele Thomas Easton, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, Maud McInerney, Elizabeth Scanlon, Laura Spagnoli, and Seth Whidden. A spotlight on poetry in early 20th century Paris, this program is presented in collaboration with PIFA and is part of the Philadelphia Book Festival.

     This event is part of the 2011 Philadelphia International Festival Of The Arts (PIFA).


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      • Venue Info

        Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library

        1901 Vine Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19103

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        FREE!

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        April 14, 2011

        Times:

        Thursday @ 6 pm

      • Accessibility Info

          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.


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