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Nicole Peyrafitte: Poems and Poetics from “Bi-Valve” | Jacket2
Nicole Peyrafitte: Poems and Poetics from “Bi-Valve”
[Nicole Peyrafitte’s move from the French Pyrenees to the United States came in 1987, and from California to New York in the 1990s. She has emerged in the new millennium as a multifaceted collagist, painter, singer & multi-media performer, and in her newest incarnation as a poet/verbal artist who moves readily between two worlds & languages. The following, then, is in recognition of my own witnessing to that career & life & to the energies behind it. (J.R.)]
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End of Certitude
There is not much time for blogging these days, but I thought I would post an older piece I had totally forgotten about. Fin de certitude dates back to 2002 & is the prequel on how I combine visuals, texts, voice & food today. The piece was published in the Masthead literary arts Ezine-Issue #6. The painting -material/colors, triggered words; words triggered material/colors, then all was assembled & sung. Looking back, the end of certitude is an important dimension I need to add to things fall where they lie especially when dwelling & re-occupying my feminine folds. Definitely an a®titude I’ll pursue.
Click here to have for the full version, that included two paintings, text & translation & the song.
Fire up 2011
BONA ANANDA GLÉCKLECHT NEIT JOER BONNE ANNEE
HAPPY NEW YEAR 새해복 많이 받으세요
Switching year is always exciting and this is how we FIRE UP 2011!
Poem Pierre Joris—Video N.P.
Thank you for reading the blog and the most read pots of the years are:
Charles Bernstein Poetic Birthday Buffet
Ninkasi: “The Lady who fills the Mouth”
29000 years ago…and Paleo Lunch
Squids Part I: Clean & Keep the Ink
Squids Part II: Kept the Ink ? Now Cook with It!
What was your favorite? Love to know. Merci & Bonne Année!
Off To Nola
Thank you all of you who came to hear Trialogues at The Local 269 on Monday. Pierre Joris, Michael Bisio & I had a wonderful time and the captive audience provided great support and inspiration. At the end of this post you will find the photo gallery of the gig —courtesy of my friend documentalist/ videographer Chiaki Matsumoto.
Next gig for me will be Sunday afternoon at the Gold Mine Saloon in the French Quarter in New Orleans. Megan Burns & Dave Brinks are organizing a mega event to try to raise funds for “ProtectOurCoastline.org“. The event will feature: a silent auction —paintings by George Rodrigue, as well as my painting “Unfinished Business” (see picture above) will be part of it, as well as a poetry/performance reading by “La Voix de Nola Poétique” and I am honored to be featured as one of them. There will also be performances by the Saintsations, Cyrill Neville, Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters, plus many celebrities & great food. It is open to the public and please forward the info to anyone you know in the Gulf Region.
I am looking forward to be among my friends but also a bit anxious to be confronted with the Gulf devastation from close up. I was there right after Katrina and I remember too well how different it was to be there than from getting the info via TV or the newspapers. There is always a lot of issues that are not discussed in the main stream media & I highly recommend reading Dahr Jamail‘s posts about the devastating use of dispersant sand how the fisherman are being lied to, used & abused by BP. So not really a “Laissez les bon temps rouler” kind of trip but an “All-hands-on-deck” experience:
Trialogues at The Local 269 Monday August 23rd 2010
All photos by Chiaki Matsumoto
Thanks for the support and keep in touch!