When we think of poetry, we often think of classical authors, whose reading would be reserved for an elite. However, in recent years, this literary genre has been able to conquer a heterogeneous audience, thanks to the emergence of poets who are dusting off an art long perceived as antiquated.
And among these 21st century poets, there are many women who speak about the world we live in, through verses that are intimate as well as political. Their names are Cécile Coulon, Rupi Kaur, Morgane Ortin, Rim Battal or Stéphanie Vovor… they publish in collections, on Instagram, everywhere.
Two intimate poets in Madmoizelle’s BookClub
For this new edition of BookClub, which took place on Tuesday 31 October at 7pm live on Twitch, to miss received two close poets: Rim Battal and Stéphanie Vovor. Together, we return to their relationship with poetry, writing, commitment, social networks…
Edge Battalion he is an artist, poet and journalist. His performances combine poetry, writing and visual arts. She is in particular the author of “Twenty poems and dust”, “Latex”, “Public transport”, “Bath water” AND “The all-inclusive quadruplets”. She also co-directs Le Bordel de la Poésie with Zoé Besmond de Senneville and Laura Lutard, and is the creator of the Biennale Intime de Poésies. Last year her first anthology from Castor Astral was published, “Coincidentally”. She was cited in 2021 among the 10 poets of the new generation to follow on social media by Les Inrocks.
Stefania Vovor she is a writer and performer, she just published in early October” Frenzy“, his first collection of poems, published by Castor Astral, a poetic, political and social story describing young people from the middle classes and the suburbs. He is also part of the Krachoir collective within which he explores new poetic forms through the development of a fanzine, open stage evenings, literary workshops or scenic or sound creation. Stéphanie Vovor has performed on stage, at the Comedy Theater of Reims, at the Theater of Lorient and notably on the national stage of Lille Métropole.
At the BookClub microphone to miss, Rim Battal and Stéphanie Vovor returned to their relationship with writing and reading, their writing process and discussed society’s perception of poetry. And as a bonus, a live reading of songs from their latest works…
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