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1 February 2004
• The Open Stanza: This Thursday!
• In Jeremy's View: Rimbaud by Graham
Robb
• New Workshop Listings
• February Literary Picks
NEWS
The Open Stanza meets
2004 this Thursday, 5 February.
wordsinhere and Volta
are proud to present the many modern Dutch poetries: Emerald Beryl,
Wicher Ponne, Volcmar Suijs, and lucas laherto hirsch will hit the
stage with their pages. Live music from Amsterdam's bard Ken Parsons.
And shaking the speakers af en toe: special guest DJ Bruised Fingers.
Come at 8pm to hang with the
tunes; the poetic beats will start at 9.
Location: Volta, Houtmankade
336, Amsterdam
Entrance: 5 euros
IN JEREMY'S VIEW
A few months ago I was lucky enough to see
Graham Robb present his book in Amsterdam, which persuaded me to
buy it. After two previous books on other French literature (Balzac
and Victor Hugo) Robb’s 2001 subject was Rimbaud. Arthur Rimbaud:
the ultimate poet maudit, the French Kurt Cobain/Jim Morrison. Quoted
by everyone from Dylan to Patti Smith and darling of would be poet
rebels everywhere. More than 100 years after his death more than
20 percent of French schoolboys identify with Rimbaud.
One view of Rimbaud is the teenage genius
who inexplicably gave up poetry, than traveled the world as an unsuccessful
trader, dying young, broke and frustrated.
Graham Robb has a subtle British sense of
humor and makes his points with a occasional neat twist of sarcasm.
He likes nothing more than deflating the various Rimbaud myths.
Everyone’s favorite anarchist poet was apparently a very successful
capitalist, gun runner and colonialist (if it happened to suit his
needs). Robb also portrays Rimbaud as an obnoxious blasphemous masturbator,
a devious manipulator and skilled satirist. On one occasion also
stabbed someone at a poetry reading. Not something we would wish
to encourage at The Open Stanza!
Rimbaud is a fascinating, well-written
book written with immense humor and compassion for its subject.
The poet emerges as a contradictory but fascinating figure. Some
amazing poetry too of course. Why is Rimbaud a great poet? What
is his fascination? Read the book and find out.
—Jeremy
CALLS FOR WRITERS
The Open Stanza is always looking
for new talent to bring to Amsterdam's eyes and ears. Try out your
poetry or stories (or music!) on stage!
We look for writing that is strong both
on page and in person. Once we're blown away by your ink we'll set
up a meeting with you to get to know your work in person.
Send up to 5 poems, 1000 words of prose,
or music samples to openstanza@wordsinhere.com.
Pure Fiction: a fiction critique
group, facilitated by Cindy David. For more information and to sign
up, email her at cindy@wordsinhere.com.
The Poetry Discussion Group returns
Tuesday, 17 February. Bring your poems and talk poetry with other
writers. From 7:30pm to 9:30pm every three weeks. Email Robin Winckel
at winckelc@euronet.nl
to register and for more information.
The ABC Treehouse, Amsterdam, is hosting
two workshops this month for professional writers: Copywriting:
The 1-Day Intensive on Saturday, 14 Feb and Simply Writing:
The Professional's Approach to Getting It on the Page on Saturday
and Sunday, 21-22 Feb. Taught by Lisa Friedman. More...
Nowhere, Amsterdam, presents two workshops:
Write and Speak!. Visit their website for more
information: www.nowhere.nl.
FEBRUARY EVENTS WE'RE GOING TO ATTEND
Thursday 5 February, 7:30pm
Volta, Amsterdam
Poetry live and leuk. Includes performances
from Emerald Beryl, Wicher Ponne, Volcmar Suijs, and lucas laherto
hirsch. Guest DJ Bruised Fingers. Entrance: 5 euros. For more information
visit our
Stanza pages. •
Saturday 7 February, 8:30pm
Sunday 8 February, 4pm
Melkweg Theaterzaal, Amsterdam
Jelena Petrovic's latest stage concoction
takes its cue from the defeat of weather as a natural, untainted
phenomenon. From minute-to-minute weather updates, to melting icebergs
and spreading ozone holes, via weather forecasters as a symbol of
the derivative and the superficial, Halcyon Days traverses the geography
of the human invasion. We have hijacked our weather, as we have
hijacked the land, the oceans, the air and everything in between.
But all is not lost. We still have therapeutic shopping. Reservations:
020 531 8181. More info: www.melkweg.nl.
•
Sunday 8 February, 3pm
The Booklet, Amsterdam
Come enjoy an afternoon of poetry and music.
Be enthralled! Be entertained! Hosted by Barry Fitton. Featuring
Dolly Sen, Simon Jenner, David Cameron, Iriel Sayeed, Alfrado Amsterdam,
Louis Landis Levi, and Vera van der Schalk. For more information:
020 626 1840. •
17-21 February, 8:30pm
Frascati, Amsterdam
FACE is the new evening-length performance
work by Sara Wookey. The point of departure is the word ‘face’
and its multiple meanings. As a noun, the human face; as a verb,
to face in a certain direction and, more than that, the expression
that means to deal with or undergo something unpleasant or difficult,
as in ‘face the facts’ or ‘face it’. More
information and list of shows outside of Amsterdam: www.sarawookey.com.
Reservations: 020 626 68 66. •
Events listed with a • are known to be accessible
to an English-language audience. If you visit a show which does
not have a • on our list but does include multi-lingual performances,
please let us know.
For the full list of February Events and for a listing
of regular shows, click
here.
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