The 11^th century trobadors and trobairitz of Occitania, a region encompassing parts of southern France, Italy's Occitan Valleys, Monaco, and Catalonia's Val d'Aran, have long inspired American poets most notably Ezra Pound, with their lyrical, secular, and often subversive verse-commentary on the culture, politics, and love affairs of their time. Mythologized as wandering mystics, these professional poets set the stage for everything from forms like the cantata and sestina to Top 40 love songs. The Trobadors symposium celebrates the riches of Occitan poetry and culture, from the Middle Ages to today.

DATE AND TIME:  November 23, 2013 - 2:00PM to 9:00PM

2:00–3:30 PM: Topologies of Occitan Language & Culture

4:00–5:30 PM: Occitan Literature Through the Ages

5:30–7:00 PM: Gascon Dinner (Reservations Required)
Buffet Gascon offered by gourmet purveyor D'Artagnan, with short historic overview of Occitan food and cooking demonstration. Gascony is a region in Occitania known for its “sweetness of life” and is home to foie gras and Armagnac brandy.

For Dinner pricing and reservations, please contact Joe Fritsch at (212) 431-7920 x 2832 or joe@poetshouse.org.

7:00–9:00 PM: NY’OC Trobadors Performance

Full Brochure Here

See more at: http://www.poetshouse.org/programs-and-events/readings-and-conversations/trobadors-symposium-occitan-poetry#sthash.0i24bmk4.dpuf
For Dinner pricing and reservations, please contact Joe Fritsch at (212) 431-7920 x 2832 or joe@poetshouse.org.