The West Hollywood Holiday Poetry Hotline
West Hollywood Poet Laureate Jen Cheng presents The West Hollywood Holiday Poetry Hotline for everyone this holiday season. Continue reading The West Hollywood Holiday Poetry Hotline
Author: Brian Dunlap
Brian Dunlap is a native Angeleño capturing the city’s stories hidden in plain sight. He’s the author of the chapbook Concrete Paradise (Finishing Line Press, 2018) and the winner of a Marvin Bell Memorial Poetry Prize from december magazine judged by former Los Ángeles Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez. He's also the Editor-in-Chief of Los Angeles Literature, an independent online magazine covering the Greater Los Ángeles literary community.
Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/11/23 – 12/17/23
The last list of weekly events of the year. It’s been a busy one for the literary community. From events in San Bernardino to Santa Ana to Sylmar to Venice and everywhere in-between. Literary events include: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Local writers reading this week include: Don Kingfisher Campbell, Stefanie Gilmore, VOTH, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, Linda Ravenswood and Mat Sedillo, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/11/23 – 12/17/23
Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/04/23 – 12/10/23
Another week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, and a few YA and kid events. Local writers reading this week include: Lisbeth Coiman, Teresa Mei Chuc, Nikolai Garcia, Tisha Marie Reichle Aguelara, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo and Anastasia Helena Fenald, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 12/04/23 – 12/10/23
Renaming of Beyond Baroque’s Theatre
To kick off the 2023 Southern California Poetry Festival, on November 17th Beyond Baroque celebrated the life, legacy and continued influence of Beyond Baroque fixture and L.Á.’s unofficial Poet Laureate, Wanda Coleman by naming their theatre “The Wanda Coleman Theatre.” Continue reading Renaming of Beyond Baroque’s Theatre
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/27/23 – 12/03/23
Another week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops and a few kids events. Local writers reading this week include: Brian Sonia-Wallace, Ivan Salinas, Eric Moraga, Xochiotl-Julisa Bermejo, féi Hernandez, Taz Ahmed, Sofia Fey and Sesshu Foster, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/27/23 – 12/03/23
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/20/23 – 11/26/23
Thanksgiving week is upon us. Hope everyone spends time with the people who matter most to you. There are still literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a LGBTQ, a few kids, teen events. Local writers reading this week include: Matt Sedillo, Benin Lemus, Angelina Saenz and Jessica M. Wilson, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/20/23 – 11/26/23
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/13/23 – 11/19/23
An extra busy week full of literary events, but one of the community’s biggest annual events is the Southern California Poetry Festival at Beyond Baroque in Venice on Friday, Saturday and Sunday featuring over 48 poets reading, discussing their work and teaching workshops. Local writers reading this week include: Ron L. Dowell, Michelle Bitting, Charles Jensen, Juan Amador, William Archila, Christina Cha, Lou Mathews and Adriana Ernesto Cepeda, among others. Get out there in-person or virtually L.Á. and support your local literary community! #losangelesliterature Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/13/23 – 11/19/23
The Influencers: Writers Talk About Who Shaped Their Work – bridgette bianca
The second installment of Los Angeles Literature’s new interview series “The Influencers: Writers Talk About Who Shaped Their Work” features an interview with South Central native, poet and Santa Monica College Peofessor, bridgette bianca. Continue reading The Influencers: Writers Talk About Who Shaped Their Work – bridgette bianca
Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/06/23 – 11/12/23
As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Local writers reading this week include: Ingrid Calderon-Collins, West Hollywood Poet Laureate Jen Cheng, South Central Native and Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara Melinda Palacio, Elena Secota, Olga García Echeverría, Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl, Richard Modian, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 11/06/23 – 11/12/23
Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/30/23 – 11/05/23
As usual, another busy week full of literary events: readings, open mics, book clubs, workshops, a few kids and teen events. Even the First Annual Indie-Pendent Voices: A Celebration of Authors and Zines literary celebration at the Central Library. Local writers reading this week include: Mimi Tempestt (L.A. Native living in the Bay), Donna Hilbert, Tod Goldberg, Susan Straight, Xuan Juliana Wang, Neal Shusterman, Shonda Buchanan, among others. Continue reading Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/30/23 – 11/05/23
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