Academic Zohra Saed writes about poet, artist and activist Tanzila Ahmed, her Poetry a Day for Ramadan initiative, her activism, identity and her new book “Grasping at This Planet Just to Believe: Poetry a Day Over a Decade of Ramadans.” Continue reading Tanzila Ahmed: A Collage of Art, Poetry, and Community
How the Hollywood Library changed the life of Joan Gannij, personal photographer to Charles Bukowski, journalist and children’s book author. How, “[l]ibrarians are more than people sitting behind a desk.” Continue reading How a Library Changed My Life
Earlier this month the literary community lost a talented poet and a good man. Poet Laurel Ann Bogen writes about how she became friends with Jerry Garcia, who he was and what he ment to her and the community. Continue reading How I Knew Jerry Garcia
Mike Sonksen talks about playing the long game, lessons learned through the intersection of poetry, art and history and how to live the life of a poet in L.Á. Continue reading Playing the Long Game with Los Ángeles Literature
Since the last Commuity News at the beginning of April, what’s been going on in the Greater Los Angeles literary community? Two new independent presses have begun to publish work, the community went through literary festival season with one festival after another and more! Continue reading Community News
On the Fourth of May, the 3rd Annual Festival of AAPI Books occured at the Michelle Obama Library in Long Beach. It was a festival where authors spoke on writing and current issues in America. Continue reading Third Annual Festival of AAPI Books in Long Beach
A brianchild of VCP SoCal Poets, a new poetry festival brought local poets to Northeast Los Angeles on April 13 and 14th. As Teresa Mei chuc sais, “I would love to continue to put on the festival for years to come.” Continue reading Inaugural NELA Poetry Festival
The first Community News of the year. In the first three months a lot has happened in the literary community. Book releases, readings, festivals and more. Let’s get caught up. Continue reading Community News
On March 2nd the 8th Annunal Boca de Oro Festival took place in Downtown Santa Ana, where Santa Ana School District students danced, played music and in the basement of the historic Santora Arts Building, local poets came together to speak important truths to a crowded room. Continue reading Boca de Oro 2024
In Los Angeles Literature’s first Letter From the Editor, Editor-in-Chief, Brian Dunlap, talks about what is in store for the magazine a year after opening for submissions. Continue reading Letter From the Editor: The Next 12 Months
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