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. "Soiree Ex Tempore" on 27 January 2006
at home in the salon that used to be the salle de paroisse of the
reformed parish of Crets, where cathechism would be taught to the
faithful. This room full of good spirits is now used for poetry.
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Alexis Koutchoumow, former President of PEN International
Centre Suisse romand and Sec.Gen. of the Union Internationale des
Editeurs at the soiree Ex Tempore of 27 January 2006 |
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Susan Tiberghien, member of PEN Centre Suisse romand
and Coordinator of the Geneva Writers Group reading peace poetry and
essays from volume VIII of the new number of the anthology Offshoots. |
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Cruz Melchor Eya Nchama, President du Conseil Municipal
de Grand Saconnex, recites a poem on Geneva and the happy commune
of Grand Saconnex |
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Alex Caire (pen name of Ahmed Hamouda), staff member
of the Union Postale Internationale in Berne recites his poems in
Arabic and French, accompanied by 1001 nights exquisite music |
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Karin Kaminker of UNOG recites a poem on Mozart and
the joys of forgetting diets and slowly biting into Mozart Kugeln
-- quite appropriately on 27 January 2006, 250th anniversary of Mozart's
birth |
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Bohdan Nahajlo of UNHCR is a solid professional, political
analyst, expert on issues of forced displacement. Beyond all that
he is a poet and historian, currently working on a book on the passage
of the Berezina |
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Hoang Nguyen declaiming poetry in vietnamese, which
he subsequently recited in French translation. Hoang is a member of
PEN Centre Suisse romande and has made CDs of vietnamese poetry and
music |
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"Dreamworks" a new comedy by Aline Dedeyan,
former UNOG staff member, was given its premiere at the 27 January
2006 Ex tempore evening
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"Dreamworks" will be published in the forthcoming
number XVI of "Ex Tempore", the literary journal of the
United Nations in Geneva |
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Aline Dedeyan (Smart) and Louise Lombard (Daisy) recalling
old infatuations and philosophizing on |
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Aline triumphant in her role as "Smart" |
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the two old friends recount their stories of loves and
chagrins |
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.Singing Edith Piaf's "Rien, je ne regrette
rien"
The delightful play was followed by well deserved and long ovations |
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Rainer Maria Rilke's "Leda" is one of the
classical love poems of all times -- I read it in the original German
followed by my English and Spanish translations. Shared the good spirit
with Louise Lombard and Aline Dedeyan |
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Cruz Melchor Eya Nchama, President of the Conseil Municipal
of Grand Saconnex and Alexis Koutchoumow at the soiree litteraire |
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