"Tea and Tattered Pages" brings a little bit of magic and delight into our lives by offering a variety of activities centered around poetry, such as:

  • Out loud poetry readings, either yours or someone else's
  • Talks on genres or schools of poetry by subject matter experts
  • Poetry writing workshops (including haiku) led by notable poets
  • Analyses and discussions of poems such as "The Waste Land, "The Prelude," "Howl," or selected sections of Ezra Pound's "The Cantos." 
  • Translation comparisons of notable poems
  • Paris metro poetry discussions
  • Analyses and discussion of "100 Poems Everyone Should Know" lists
  • Discussions about the lives of influential poets
  • Visits to the graves of poets in Paris cemeteries


And more . . . your imagination and desires are the limits!

And we are delighted to have poet and teacher Heather Hartley, author of "Knock Knock" and "Adult Swim", as our Poet-in-Residence. Heather will be joining us as both guide and participant in this delightful journey.

The group normally meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 15:00 - 18:00.

If you would like more information or if you have questions, please email: literature@wice-paris.org

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • LO131 Tea and Tattered Pages: Adventures in Poetry

    • 11 Oct 2025
    • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • To be announced
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    Tea and Tattered Pages: Adventures in Poetry

     “A poet is, before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language.” -W. H. Auden

    Program Description:

    Tea and Tattered Pages is a multi-faceted program designed to bring poetry closer to the fore in our lives, and perhaps create a small community around it. Our activities include reading, writing, discussing, reciting, and trying to live poetry.

    There will be no fixed agenda for events; rather, forthcoming events will usually be decided by vote as we move through the year, and published as things are decided. You can get a sense of what sorts of activities we will be doing on the program's web page:

    Tea and Tattered Pages

    In general, registration for  each activity will open the day after the previous activity finishes. Registration for the October meeting will open on Sunday, 14 September.

    If you have any questions, please contact literature@wice-paris.org

    Our Poet-in-Residence: Heather Hartley

    Heather Hartley’s poetry collections include Adult Swim and Knock Knock, both published by Carnegie Mellon University Press. She was Paris Editor for Tin House magazine for over fifteen years.

    Her short fiction, poems, essays and interviews have appeared in or on PBS Newshour, The Guardian, The Literary Review and other venues. She teaches creative writing at the University of Kent’s (UK) Paris School of Arts and Culture and has also taught at the American University of Paris and the University of Texas El Paso MFA program.

    www.heatherhartleyink.com

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