Building Community Through Workshops and Writing
“I find myself helping writers improve their metaphors, identify their narrative arc, and helping them organize their manuscript.” Continue reading Building Community Through Workshops and Writing
Category: Articles
D.J. Waldie, a Onetime Critic of Mike Davis, Praises His Immense Influence
Last week, Los Ángeles chronicler and Marxis Professor MIke Davis, passed at the age of 76. He’s most famous for his book on the social history of Los Ángeles “CIty of Quartz.” Continue reading D.J. Waldie, a Onetime Critic of Mike Davis, Praises His Immense Influence
The Release of Cenizas
The release party for Cynthia Guardado’s second book of poetry, Cenizas. It took her 10 years to complete. Continue reading The Release of Cenizas
Switching Codes with Luivette Resto
“The 56 poems in her new collection deal with her everyday life as a mother, teacher, lover, daughter and dreamer. Humor, candor, love and loss are equally represented. Her three children aka her revolutionaries all make several appearances throughout the poems.” Continue reading Switching Codes with Luivette Resto
New Moves for SALIMA Magazine
L.Á. based literary journal SALIMA is moving from being based at the Feminist Center for Creative Work to ProjectQ “with the support of Madin Lopez.” Continue reading New Moves for SALIMA Magazine
Annette Chavez Macias’ Inland Empire Childhood Inspired Her Novel About Mexican American Cousins
“The novel is a family drama set primarily in Inland Valley, a fictional L.A. suburb that’s inspired by the area that Macias, who was raised in Ontario and currently lives in Rancho Cucamonga.” Continue reading Annette Chavez Macias’ Inland Empire Childhood Inspired Her Novel About Mexican American Cousins
LA Nonprofit Get Lit Brings Poetry, Literature to Students
Interviews with Get Lit founder Diane Luby Lane, about her nonprofit, and with student poets, teacher Jeanetta Wolfe and poet Luis Rodriguez about the transformative power of poetry and Uni(verse). Continue reading LA Nonprofit Get Lit Brings Poetry, Literature to Students
News Around the Community
News from around the Los Ángeles literary community. Check out what some of the writers, presses and literary arts organizations have been up to and have announced is upcoming. The community is always busy. Continue reading News Around the Community
Words Are Free, But Poets Are Cashing In
“There is a poetry renaissance,” said Hiram Sims, the executive director at Community Literature Initiative (CLI) a nonprofit organization that offers courses on writing. Continue reading Words Are Free, But Poets Are Cashing In
2nd Annual LITLIT, The Little Literary Fair
Last weekend LITLIT, The Little Literary Fair, returned to the Arts District, presenting 48 exhibitors, local publishers, bookstores, literary nonprofits and libraries. Continue reading 2nd Annual LITLIT, The Little Literary Fair
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