Poetry - activities

Poetry Club: an evening dedicated to young poetry writers

Do you love poetry? Discover the Poetry Club at Les Mots writing school, an evening dedicated to the passionate and the curious. Once a month, the venue brings together on stage the best young talents in contemporary poetry.

L'Ours et la Vieille Grille: poetry-filled café-library and wine cellar in a former theater

In the Latin Quarter, the history of the capital meets literature in the bookshop de l'Ours et la Vieille Grille. Formerly a theater in the 1960s, the place is now a haunt for poets and book lovers, as well as for fine dining, as it boasts a soulful café!

Nuit Blanche 2024: an evening dedicated to poetry at the Pavillon Carré de Baudoin

To coincide with Nuit Blanche 2024, the Belles absentes poetry evening returns for a second year to the Pavillon Carré de Baudoin.

Le Printemps des Poètes 2024: dates and program in libraries across the Paris region

The 25th Printemps des Poètes returns to libraries across the region, from March 9 to 25, 2024. On the program: painting, poetry, readings, music and song!

The RATP Grand Prix de Poésie 2024 is back - get your poems in!

The RATP Grand Prix de Poésie returns in 2024! Open to all, this RATP-initiated competition awaits your poems until April 1, with the prize of a text displayed in the Paris metro during the two summer months.

The Nuits de la Poésie 2023 at the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris

The Cité internationale universitaire de Paris will host the second edition of the Nuits de la Poésie from March 21 to 26, 2023. Free and open to all, this event brings together the greatest poets of Quebec and the French-speaking world.

Kate Tempest live at Paris Trianon in October 2019

Let’s discover Kate Tempest live at Paris Trianon for her only gig in Paris. She’s just shared her third album with an evocative name: “The Book of traps and lessons”. So, meet on Monday October 28, 2019 for a night you’re not ready to forget.