A change has come to Pomona’s venerable women and people of color-focused Café con Libros Press bookstore with Pomona native and writer Natalie Sierra taking over. What’s in store for the bookstore going forward? Continue reading In Pomona’s Arts Colony, Café con Libros Press is Changing Leadership, but Remains in Good Hands
With the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Ángeles, how can the Greater Los Ángeles literary community come together and present itself to the world? Continue reading Letter From the Editor: Literary Community and the Olympics
The Cultural Olympiad came to a close on September 7th at the Central Library Downtown. The exchange of poetry between Paris and Los Ángeles signaled the hand off of culture between the two world cities. Continue reading Cultural Olympiad: Paris to Los Ángeles
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
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