I just discovered this web-documentary “Le bruit des mots” by Catherine Therrien, thanks to OffQC (another discovery from today)!
Now, my French isn’t that fabulous but from the parts of the slam that I do understand, I’m blown away by the talent of these 16 year old kids! I don’t think I have anything in my little notebooks of my own poetry that strikes as powerfully or makes as much “noise” as the poems of these young people.
Hard issues such as racism, drug addiction and immigration are beautifully explored in a beautiful language. What better way to fall in love again with a language? I need to work on my French (and Spanish for that matter) and though poetry is probably a difficult road to take, it may be the more interesting.
The Donovan Chronicle 