POT POURRI

The Mondays at Seven programme at St Clements will host Pot Pourri on July 25.

This evening of poetry, music and art will include poems read by Jean-Marie Spitaels (from Dust on the Road) This is the second collection of poems published by Jean Cornet (pen name of J.M. Spitaels), but this time written in English. His first collection Craie Morte used Moliere’s language but in this one, the poet crosses the English channel as he did some 50 years ago as a teenager and explores the possibilities offered by Shakespeare’s language.

Dust on the Road starts with a translation in English of some of the poems of Craie Morte but offers the two versions, French and English, because, as the author explains in his essay on poetry, translating a poem is writing another poem. Copies of Dust on the Road will be on sale.

Also on the programme will be a pot pourri of French songs (Jacques Brel, Frieda Boccara, madrigals) and jazz guitar as well as an exhibition of art works.

St Clements is situated at 191 Musgrave Road on the righthand side a short way down Musgrave after the St Thomas Road intersection. Mondays at Seven run between 19h00 and 20h00. Booking is advised on 031 202 2511. There is no cover charge but there is a donations box to support presenters.