The last few months in the literary community saw the inaugural Lind Purdy Memorial Prize winner for poetry announced, Long Beach announced its inaugural Youth Poet Laureate and a new poetry and arts space opened in San Bernardino. Continue reading Community News
On Saturday, MIke Sonksen released the second edition of his book “Letters To My City.” It was a night celebrating the city and it’s writers and artists. Continue reading Stories, Poems and Songs: A Literary Lounge by the L.Á. River
Under MIc Influence is an open mic hosted by Kuahmel “Soul Brother No. 7” at the Long Beach Bar & Lounge the first and third Mondays of the month. I finally attended last Monday when Beach City Poetress featured. Continue reading Under Mic Influence
Poets Lois P. Jones and Matt Sedillo and Los Angeles Zine Fest are just some of the writers and organizations that have been making news lately. Continue reading Community News
Writers, poets and the public packed the Mountain View Mausoleum in Altadena last weekend for the 11th Annual LitFest in the Dena. Over 140 writers and poets participated in 40 panels and readings. Continue reading 11th Annual LitFest in the Dena
Recently poet, writer and musician Raffi Joe Wartanian was named Glendale’s first Poet Laureate. It only took eight years for poet and resident Linda Ravenswood to get city approval for the position last Fall. Continue reading Glendale’s First Poet Laureate
American Book Award-winning poet and writer Jimmy Santiago Baca was the featured speaker at Pasadena City College’s CORE Healing Arts Festival. There he spoke about his life and how writing and poetry heals and saves lives. Continue reading CORE Healing Arts Festival
The annual L.A. Get Down Festival takes place each weekend in April to coincide with National Poetry Month at the Greenway Court Theatre. This year, on the second Saturday, the reading Latinx Poets of the World Stage Press, was the night’s reading. Continue reading Latinx Poets of the World Stage Press at the 7th Annual L.A. Get Down Festival
The North Figueroa Bookshop is one of Los Ángeles’ newest independent bookstores. The first Friday of the Month poet Ingrid Calderon Collins hosts it’s open mic SERPENTINE. Continue reading There Is A New Open Mic In Town: SERPENTINE
The 7th Annual L.A. Get Down Festival begins today, April 1, at the Greenway Court Theatre in the Fairfax District. It’s a literary performance festival that features rap, poetry and spoken word poetry. Continue reading 7th Annual L.A. Get Down Festival
