An evening of poetry and open voices
Tuesday 18 Mar 2025 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Free on booking
In french
An evening of powerful words and soaring voices. Two highlights punctuate this evening dedicated to contemporary poetry in all its forms.
Readings by Sabrina Calvo, Gorge Bataille (1h)
Unclassifiable author and visual artist Sabrina Calvo invites us into her abundant literary universe, where spirituality and radical tenderness mingle. Her latest work, Les nuits sans Kim Sauvage (La Volte, 2024), reaffirms the power of her writing. Queer poet and performer Gorge Bataille lends their voice to lively, intimate and committed poetry. A reading in two voices, at the crossroads of storytelling and performance.
Mange tes Mots open stage (1h30)
An open stage where poetry takes all forms: slam, song, whisper, chanted or accompanied by music. Organised by Ginkgo (Héloïse Brezillon) and Galatée (Margot Ferrera), this open stage invites everyone to share a text (1 to 5 min) in a caring and inclusive space. It's a vibrant moment, where words resonate freely throughout the evening!
To register for the open stage, an online form will be posted on the @mange.tes.mots account on 11 March at 6pm, in the story and in the bio. Registration will remain open for 24 hours, but Mange tes mots will not select performers other than on a first-come, first-served basis.
Sabrina Calvo is the author of a dozen novels and short stories, including Wonderful (Prix Julia-Verlanger 2002), Sous la Colline (Prix Bob Morane 2016), Toxoplasma (Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2018) and Melmoth Furieux. His latest book, Les nuits sans Kim Sauvage (La volte) was published in 2024.
She works with critical and pirate prose that blends social introspection, manifestos, political reflections and love poems. Her readings are revolutionary and schoolboyish moments in which patriarchal institutions are rigorously destroyed. The artist's primary targets are exploitative relationships on an emotional level, as well as class struggle and identity issues. With Fiévreuse plébéienne (2022, Édition ducommun), she introduces what she calls ‘Langue Bâtarde’ (Bastard Language), a proletarian, sexual, threatening and lesbian form of poetry. She likes to take poetry out of its usual setting and performs alone or in groups in lesbian bars or contemporary art institutions. She collaborates with sound artists, is part of the RER Q collective of authors and regularly leads collective writing workshops. Her latest book, Fatal*e ou l'impossible phantasme, was published in spring 2025 by Trou noir.