by Daniel Olivas
From: Labloga.com
Life has been a bit busier than usual of late. Not only has my day job revved up a notch or two, I have the great fortune to have two books coming out this year. My short-story collection, The King of Lighting Fixtures, will be released by the University of Arizona Press in September. Here is the cover which incorporates a wonderfully evocative painting by the great Eloy Torrez.
Asian Artists at Play Reading at Mar Vista Branch Library
LA Made-Artists at Play will perform The Untold Yet Spectacular Story of (a Filipino) Hulk Hogan by Victor Maog, the story of an immigrant boy who conjures a pro wrestling fantasy to escape his new life. Artists at Play is a collective of Asian-American creative professionals who curate quality theater in Los Angeles to reflect underrepresented communities, with a focus on the Asian American experience.
Where: Mar Vista Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 8th
Time: 6 pm
Address: 12006 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90066
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/made-la-asian-artists-play-reading
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by Brian Dunlap
Billy Burgos has an equal love for both poetry and drawing. A quick look at his Facebook page can tell anyone that. There are pictures of his black and white pen and ink portrait drawings of friends and fellow L.A. poets alongside posts of newly written poems.
Continue reading “In Honor of National Poetry Month: Billy Burgos”
From: L.A. Mayors Office
Award-winning poet is nationally recognized as a major figure of contemporary literature
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Eric Garcetti announced today that Robin Coste Lewis, winner of the National Book Award, is the new Poet Laureate of the City of Los Angeles.
As an official ambassador of L.A.’s arts community, Lewis will promote and celebrate the written word, and represent the city’s rich literary scene.
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by Brian Dunlap
This past weekend as the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The book festival has brought Angeleño book lovers together for over 20 years. This year at USC, some local independent presses and independent bookstores had booths, from Rare Bird and Prospect Park Books, to Skylight and Once Upon A Time, which bills itself as “America’s oldest children’s bookstore.”
Aztec Stories at Arroyo Seco Regional Library
Come explore indigenous Mexican instruments, stories and poetry in Aztec Stories with Michael Heralda! Enjoy a feast of music, language and art and learn a few simple phrases of Nahauti, the language of the Aztecs.
Where: Arroyo Seco Regional Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 24th
Time: 4 pm
Address: 6145 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/aztec-stories-michael-heralda-1
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By Brian Dunlap
Cynthia Guardado is a poet who deeply cares about social justice issues. With her perspective as a Salvadorian American poet from Inglewood, California, it’s no surprise. It’s her experiences as a woman of color that drives her to speak out about misogyny, white supremacy and reclaiming her right to her feelings and experiences and to express them, in her poetry.
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From: The L.A. Times
In between a Mexican-crafted leather goods shop and an El Pollo Loco in Boyle Heights, works written by the likes of Alice Bag, James Baldwin, Inéz Estrada and Allen Ginsberg are shelved in light-wood bookcases.
Continue reading “A visit with Other Books in Boyle Heights”
Writers Workshops at Baldwin Hills Branch Library
Writing a book and looking for feedback? Need deadlines to help you reach your writing goals? Then this is the group for you!
Each meeting, you bring 5-10 double-spaced pages of writing to share with the group. Every member will have time to present their writing and receive constructive feedback. Please call the information desk at 323-733-1196 with questions, and to RSVP for the workshop.
Where: Baldwin Hills Branch Library, LAPL
Date: Monday the 17th
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm
Address: 2906 S. La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90016
Website: http://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/writers-workshop-0
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 4/17/17 –4/23/17”
by Daniel A. Olivas
From: La Bloga
Blood, Frogs…
Do you know me, Adonai?
A latecomer to your Seder table?
A visitor waiting for Elijah?
Los Angeles Literature 