Join us on 25 March for our open mic night with Anthony Thomas Lombardi! Rejoignez-nous le 25 mars pour notre soirée scène ouverte !

Last call for submissions! Deadline extended to 15 Feb. Send us your poetry, prose, images, videos, and music. Show us healing! Dernier appel pour les contributions ! Date limite : 15 fév. Envoyez-nous vos poèmes, prose, images, vidéos et musique. Montrez-nous la guérison !

Send us prose, poetry, music, video, and imagery - show us healing! Envoyez-nous des textes en prose, des poèmes, de la musique, des vidéos, et des illustrations ou photographies - montrez-nous ce qu'est la GUÉRISON! #callforsubmissions #appelàcontributions #healing #guérison

Show us about HEALING! Montrez-nous ce qu'est la GUÉRISON ! Accepting submissions of #poetry, #prose, #music, #video, and #imagery. Nous acceptons les soumissions de #poésie, de #prose, de #musique, de #vidéos et d'#images. #callforsubmissions #appelàcontributions

#Callforsubmissions! #Appelàcontributions ! Show us about #HEALING Montrez-nous ce qu'est la #GUÉRISON #writers #poets #prose #poesie #écrivains

Come to our last #openmicnight of 2025!

Join us on 26 Nov. for our #openmicnight with 3lia! 3lia is a Néo Folk singer-songwriter inspired by musicians and poets alike. Alone on a the stage with a guitar a loop pedal and his words, his songs blend storytelling, poetry and spirituality. Sign-up starts at 7:00pm

Join us on 23 October for our #openmicnight with Erin & The Lens! Erin & The Lens, known for her ethereal & passionate performances, musically blends influences from Psychedelic, Triphop, Neo Soul, Rock & Experimental for a versatile show alongside Billy Mansfield on guitar. Sign-up starts at 7:00pm

C’est la rentrée ! Our open mic night is back! Come be a part of our story. Share your words, your art or just your time. All languages welcome. Sign-up starts at 7:00pm at le 61 (3 Rue de l'Oise, 75019 Paris)

Last official stop on our #UKtour2025 ! Last chance to catch the gang - head to the Fisherman's Cottage in Reading tonight!

New day, new city, new #openmic !

Meet the artists on our #UKtour2025 ! Matthew James Jones is a veteran, #poet, #storyteller and the author of the best-selling 'Predators, Reapers and Deadlier Creatures'. His many published works interrogate themes of dehumanization, poetics, monsters, masculinity, and healing

Meet the artists on our #UKtour2025 ! #MeaghanMcCoy writes #poetry, #shortfiction, and punchlines—sometimes intentionally. They aim to amuse, confuse, or at least make you feel something—ideally on purpose.

Meet the artists on our #UKtour2025 ! #Liadh is an Irish #altpop #singer from Athlone who merges synth and disco with vulnerable and introspective lyrics. Her latest single #Control , about her struggle to control her own mind, is out tomorrow!

Meet the artists on our #UKtour2025 ! Described as the Irish Kate Bush, #CiaraLawless is a #singer/#songwriter with a strong background in pop, classical, and opera music. Her albums #PaintMySoul and #DivineIntervention are available on all music platforms

Meet the artists on our #UKtour2025 ! Bruno is an accomplished writer of #fiction and #nonfiction, and also an experienced #thespian. An avid community builder, he is a full-time teacher currently polishing a memoir and several short stories in French and English

Meet the artists on our #UKtour2025 ! #CatherineRonan is an award-winning Irish #poet. Her chapbooks, Alchemy(2023) & Synchrodestiny(2024) have been highly praised, and her poetry collection 'Elemental Skin' was nominated for the Forward, Pigott and Heaney Poetry Prizes.

Our #UKTour2025 starts this week! Details in the below thread 🧵👇 #artistsonbsky

BoW is going on #tour! Come support our six #poets, #writers, and #singers who will be performing at various events - details soon to follow! #BOWTour #artistsontour

#OpenMic with... @heidiseabornpoet.bsky.social is the author of three books of poetry and three chapbooks. She’s won or been shortlisted for over sixty prizes, and is the Executive Editor of The Adroit Journal. Heidi holds degrees from Stanford and NYU. heidiseabornpoet.com

#Openmic with... #CynthiaGood, an award-winning #poet, journalist and former TV news anchor, is the author of eight books including two poetry collections; the recently published In the Thaw of Day, and the chapbook What We Do with Our Hands

We are delighted to announce two special guests at our next open mic night: Cynthia Good and @heidiseabornpoet.bsky.social . The stage is for the people—come and share it with these wonderful poets on 12 July at Patrick's Le Ballon Vert. Sign-up starts at 19H

Extra! Extra! Read all about us! Thanks to Jill Amari and Bonjour Paris for this lovely piece on our work and ethos: bonjourparis.com/lifestyle/bo...

Marissa McCants writes #essays, #prose, and #poetry. An educator and translator with an MFA from NYU, her work has appeared in Those That This, The Opiate, and SparkSesh Magazine. Her interests include theology, eco-friendly gardening, and a plant-based lifestyle #WeAreBoW

Our first #openmic night, 11 June at le 61, 75019 Paris - sign up starts at 19h30. Come for the performances, stay for the community. Notre première #scèneouverte le 11 juin au 61, 75019 Paris - les inscriptions commencent à 19h30 Venez pour les spectacles, restez pour la communauté.

Join us for our first open mic night on 11 June at @61.paris - sign up starts at 19h30 Rejoignez-nous pour notre première scène ouverte le 11 juin au @61.paris - les inscriptions commencent à 19h30 #openmic #paris #bodiesofwork

@coyledivers.bsky.social writes #shortstories and #novels . She is on sabbatical from a career in cybersecurity. Her work has appeared in HorrorTree.com. She is gifted at getting lost, despite mobiles, maps, and directions. Interests include #photography, wandering, and cycling #WeAreBoW

Our first #zine! #Corps explores issues and relationships with the #body bodiesofworkparis.com/zine

Excited to have Bird Voices perform at our launch party on 26th April. Join us at Le Bar Commun from 20h! Nous sommes ravis que Bird Voices se produise lors de notre soirée de lancement le 26 avril. Rejoignez-nous au Bar Commun dès 20h !

Katie Lazaro writes #prose and poetry. Her work has appeared in the Opiate Magazine and @litromagazine.bsky.social , amongst others. Her interests include #fantasy worlds, #cooking, and trying to get her #dog to love her. Current projects include a collection of #poetry and a #novel #WeAreBoW

3lia will be one of our featured artists performing at our launch party on 26th April. Join us at Le Bar Commun from 20h! Elia sera l'un des artists qui se produira lors de notre lancement le 26 avril. Rejoignez-nous au Bar Commun dès 20h !

Matt Jones is a poet, novelist, storyteller and veteran. Buy his novel ‘Predators, Reapers and Deadlier Creatures’ here: amazon.ca/dp/B0DY9Y1DFX His works interrogate themes of #dehumanization, #poetics, #monsters, and #healing. He has an adorable #cat Clawdia #WeAreBoW

Fêtez avec nous le #lancement officiel de #BoWParis à @LeBarCommun le 26 avril - une soirée de #musique, #poésie, et #narration !

We're having a party! Celebrate with us the official #launch of #BoWParis at Le Bar Commun on 26 April for an evening of #music, #poetry, and #storytelling!

Alex Brook Lynn (ARBL Murray) is a journalist, essayist, and artist living between New York and Paris. She currently produces several radio series for @WorldRadioParis , and is working on a number of essays about public policy and mental illness #WhoWeAre #BodiesOfWork

Matt's heartbreaking and beautiful book is out today! ‘Predators, Reapers, and Deadlier Creatures’ asks what makes a being human, what strips us of our humanity, and where can the broken find repair. Order link in our bio! #war #veterans #writing #drones #novel #Afghanistan

Watching the next generation of creative talent! As part of our student outreach work, we judged a poetry recital competition at Lycee Montaigne. Huge bravo to all participants! #YoungTalent #creativity #poetry

E. K. Bartlett is a writer and translator. Their work has appeared in Rust + Moth, Asymptote, ANMLY, Pulp Poets Press, JetFuel Review, and they host a radio show with World Radio Paris “This is not a poem” #WeAreBoW

This is Jill Amari, a #writer and environmental #activist from Massachusetts, USA. She has a B.A. in English and is currently querying her debut YA fantasy novel. She teaches English to children and adults and writes for France-based magazines #WeAreBow

BoW’s founder, Bruno Franceschi, writes #fiction and #nonfiction, teaches English to 12–17-year-olds, and is an accomplished organizer of people and things. Bruno’s interests include #writing, #performing, and #community building #WeAreBow

We are BOW Paris! We are a multi-lingual association dedicated to the promotion of creative arts. We nurture inter-cultural connections while fostering activities that balance physical and mental well-being.