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DISPATCH: A Poetry Reading at Zoème, a bookstore in Marseille

DISPATCH: A Poetry Reading at Zoème, a bookstore in Marseille

On solitude, translation, and choosing bookshelves over the sea

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Jul 06, 2025
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The day began with a bolt out of bed to catch a boat to an island. It was my eighth morning of thirteen in Marseille and I’d been urged to take a day trip to the Frioul archipelago by multiple people…

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Claire Foster
Claire Foster is a reader, writer, and bookseller. She is also a literary translator from French. Born and raised in Ohio, she lives and works in Toronto.
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