Meet Luivette Resto | Mother, Poet, Educator
FROM: Shoutout LA
We had the good fortune of connecting with Luivette Resto and we’ve shared our conversation below.
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Meet Ron L. Dowell Author/Activist
FROM: Soutout LA
We had the good fortune of connecting with Ron L. Dowell and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Ron L., what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
I have an undergraduate business degree in accounting from CSUDH. I passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination in the mid-80s. At the time, I worked in public service as a program auditor and wanted to mesh the best of public and private business approaches while preparing to leave public service for the private sector. Working for the public sector was viewed by the private sector as a disadvantage during the 80s. I was never employed by private, public accounting firms that could offer the experience I needed. I experimented with private sector business strategies while working for L.A. County healthcare and later public safety (law enforcement), such as performance measurement, specific goal attainment, best practices, and team building successfully.
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Beyond Baroque: (Still) Breaking Barriers in Literary L.A.
By Shonda Buchanan
FROM: Angels Flight Literary West
In the wake of the pandemic, arts organizations have been hard hit, including stalwarts like L.A.’s Beyond Baroque. A conversation between new Executive Director Quentin Ring and new board Vice-President Shonda Buchanan on how the literary home has survived in the age of Covid-19 and continued to break barriers for creatives in L.A., including offering a prize for young writers in honor of inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, who is a part of the Beyond Baroque family.
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Excerpt & Q&A: Agave Blues by Ruthie Marlenée
Maya’s story “is interwoven with the magic of Jesus Maria, a small village in Mexico, and her life as a successful lawyer in Los Angeles.” Continue reading Excerpt & Q&A: Agave Blues by Ruthie Marlenée
Meet Lisbeth Coiman | Bilingual Author and Educator
“Everywhere I turn in Los Angeles’ poets and writers have helped me and opened opportunities to me that I could only dream of 20 years ago when I first arrived in the USA.” Continue reading Meet Lisbeth Coiman | Bilingual Author and Educator
Book Pages: Natashia Deón picks 3 great books, the Beatles’ top 100 and more
But first, seeing just what you can pick up curbside at the local library.
By Erik Pedersen
FROM: OC Register
Now that our local library has gone back to curbside pickups, I walked the dog to our branch to collect some things I’d requested. (Yes, I have books everywhere at home and towers of things to read for work – not to mention audio and e-books on my phone and Kindle – but there’s always a need, or a desire, for more.)
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Interview with Brenda Vaca
By Sandra Sanchez
FROM: Sims Library of Poetry
Sandra: Thank you for agreeing to this interview. If you could tell me a little bit about yourself, where did you grow up, what do you currently do, and how do you spend your time?
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Interview With an Author: Steven Reigns
By Daryl M.
FROM: LAPL Blog
Steven Reigns is a Los Angeles poet and educator and was appointed the first Poet Laureate of West Hollywood. Alongside over a dozen chapbooks, he has published the collections Inheritance, and Your Dead Body is My Welcome Mat.
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We Do What We Can: A Coversation With Ryka Aoki
Ryka Aoki discusses her new novel “Light from Uncommon Stars,” set in the San Gabriel Valley, about a queer violinist, immigration, aliens; her writing process; and her process in writing the novel. Continue reading We Do What We Can: A Coversation With Ryka Aoki
Step Off: Mowing Leaves of Grass – The Matt Sedillo Episode
Listen to political poet Matt Sedillo talk about politics and his poetry, the origins of his poetry career and everything in-between. Continue reading Step Off: Mowing Leaves of Grass – The Matt Sedillo Episode
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