In June Santa Calrita native, poet and community builder Alma Rosa Rivera, along with her husband Rich, opened a community space in Downtown San Bernardino for art, poetry and culture called Barrio Fuerza. Brian Dunlap interviewed Rivera about Barrio Fuerza and how Rosa and Rich are using it to build creative community in San Bernardino. Continue reading A New Poetry and Arts Space Opens in San Bernardino
Poet Stacy Dyson interviews multilingual, Chicana poet Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl. They discuss Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl’s poetic journey from reading only dead white guys in school, to how she got started writing poetry, to her poetic influences, to much more. Continue reading Diosa X: A Strong Chicanx Poet
The first published submission to Los Angeles Literature is the debut of the monthly interview series Not A Podcast conducted by poet and co-host of Trenches Full of Poets, Nikolai Garcia. July’s interview is with Salvadorian American poet and host of Serpentine, a monthly open mic at North Figueroa Bookshop in Highland Park, Ingrid Calder Continue reading Not A Podcast: An Interview Series—Episode One: My Favorite L.Á. Goth, Ingrid M. Calderon-Collins
An interview with Pomona Poet Laureate Ceasar Avelar. “I write exclusively through the sociological lens of a blue-collar worker…I can bring my blue-collar social status to the front of my expression.” Continue reading 5 Questions With Pomona’s New Poet Laureate Ceasar Avelar
Recently Poet and Professor bridgette bianca was featured on The Poet Speaks Podcast. Continue reading bridgette bianca on The Poet Speaks Podcast
Lynne Thompson, the outgoing Los Angeles Poet Laureate, reflects on her two years as Poet Laureate. Continue reading Award-winning Poet Laureate of Los Angeles Set to Pass the Torch
An interview with poet and founder/Executive Director of the Los Angeles Poet Society, Jessica M. Wilson. Continue reading Check Out Jessica M. Wilson’s Story
“[Will Alexander is] a poet and a philosopher; he writes theory, theater, and aphorisms; he has released 10 works in the last two years;” he’s written hybrid books and every genre one can think of under the sun. Continue reading Never Static
Three recent podcast interviews with poet Gustavo Hernandez, poet Peggy Dobreer and ficiton writers, poet and lawyer Daniel A. Olivas. Continue reading Three Writers. Three Podcasts.
“I want people to see that violence creates more violence. I grew up being frisked…I saw trauma inside and outside of my home and was told that wasn’t trauma.” Continue reading A Quick interview with Gina Duran
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