The Cultural Olympiad came to a close on September 7th at the Central Library Downtown. The exchange of poetry between Paris and Los Ángeles signaled the hand off of culture between the two world cities. Continue reading Cultural Olympiad: Paris to Los Ángeles
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
“South Central Noir” focuses on one of Los Angeles’s most recognized neighborhoods. As Gary Phillips says in the introduction “The settings herein reflect South Central today or chronicle its colorful past, such as the days of the jazz joints along Central Avenue…From South Park to East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, from the borderlands of Watts to the one-time Southern Pacific railroad tracks paralleling Slauson Avenue, take a tour of a section of Los Angeles that may be unfamiliar to you but you will get to know, at least a little, by the time you finish reading this entertaining and engaging anthology.” Continue reading The Naked City
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
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
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the diverse contributions of the US’s Latinx population. With Southern California’s deep Chicanx and Latinx roots, Los Angeles Literature is highlighting many of the city and region’s powerful and diverse Latinx writers. Continue reading Latinx Literature of Los Ángeles and Southern California
“I realized that I wasn’t really choosing between two different books, but rather halves of the same novel.” Continue reading Anthony Marra’s Wartime Hollywood Novel ‘Mercury Pictures Presents’ Explores LA and Fascist Italy
An interview between two veteran L.Á. mystery writers Naomi Hirahara and Gary Phillips. In Phillips new novel “One Shot Harry” he strives to keep L.Á. history at the forefront of the story. Continue reading Naomi Hirahara talks to LA crime writer Gary Phillips about the lost landmarks of Los Angeles
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This week’s episode of Poetrunner features Carolina Rivera Escamilla—Educator, writer, actor, and documentarian—Born in El Salvador. Exiled in Canada in the mid 1980s. Organize events as a cultural promoter in Los Angeles since the 1990s. Has been published in Analecta Literary Arts Journal, Texas Austin University, Hostos Review CUNY University, Pen America/ Strange Cargo Anthology. Collateral Damage: Women Who Write About War Anthology, University of Virginia Press, as well as in the Migrant Anthology, Somewhere We Are Humans By HarperCollins press. The Broad Museum, among others. Her book of short stories, entitled …after… was published in 2015.World Stage Press.
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Mike Sonksen documents the history of L.Á. Poetry venues and the evolution of spoken word. Continue reading A Whole Ecosystem: Collective Effervescence in Los Angeles Poetry
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