AUP graduation ceremony at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OFĚýµţ±őł˘±ő±·łŇ±«´ˇł˘ĚýREADINGS BY CONTEMPORARY FRENCH WRITERS VINCENT BROQUA, VIRGINIE POITRASSON, AND MICHELLE NOTEBOOM
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Vincent BroquaĚýis a writer and translator. He works with text, video and narrative for a politicsĚýof gaiety. He writes in French and English.ĚýHe teaches in the MA in Literary Creation at University Paris 8, where he is a professor of North American arts and literature. With Abigail Lang and Olivier Brossard, he co-curates theĚýĚýand theĚý.Ěý
His latest book isĚýGaiamenĚý(Al Dante / Presses du rĂ©el, 2025).ĚýHis bookĚýPhotocall, projet d'attendrissementĚýwas awarded the 2021 Prize for gay novel/poetry in France.ĚýRecovery, translated by Cole Swensen, was published by Pamenar Press.ĚýOther books include:ĚýLa langue du garçonĚý(2023),ĚýEt lĂ je me mets en danseuseĚý(with Anne Portugal, 2025),ĚýAu telephone avec JacquesĚý(2025).
He is a translator of many poets & writers, such as Caroline Bergvall, Jim Dine, Thalia Field, Kevin Killian, Monica de la Torre, Karen Sandhu, Layli Long Soldier, Tracie Morris, Redell Olsen, and Anne Waldman.
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Virginie PoitrassonĚýis the author of seven collections of poetry. Her translations into French include works by LynĚýHejinian, Michael Palmer, Ben Lerner, Cole Swensen and Mei-mei Berssenbrugge. Together with composer and flautistĚýJoceĚýMienniel, she co-created the musical show Chambre(s) à Écho(s), which was awarded a grant by SACD/Beaumarchais.ĚýShe holds an MA in French Literature from UniversitĂ© Lyon 2. She currently lives and works in Paris.
Michelle NoteboomĚýgrew up in Michigan and holds an MA from UniversitĂ© de Paris III – la Sorbonne Nouvelle. She isĚýthe author of Landskips (Estepa Editions, 2021), Roadkill (Corrupt Press, 2013), The Chia Letters (Dusie Kollektiv 2009),ĚýEdging (Cracked Slab Books, 2006), and Hors-cage (trans. FrĂ©dĂ©ric Forte, Editions de l’attente, 2010). She’s lived in ParisĚýsince 1991. She co-founded the bilingual Ivy Writers Series with Jennifer K. Dick and works as a freelance translator.