Carolos Ornelas reviews “Scribble Scrabbles” by Boyle Heights native and poet Sandy Shakes and discusses how he can personally relate to her verse. Continue reading More Than a Chapbook: Poet Carlos Ornelas on Scribble Scrabbles by Sandy Shakes
Los Angeles Literature introduces the new interview series “The Influencers: Writers Talk About Who Shaped Their Work.” The debut interview features South Central resident, poet, educator and librarian, Benin Lemus. Continue reading The Influencers: Writers Talk About Who Shaped Their Work
A book review on Inglewood native Cynthia Guardado’s recent poetry collection “Cenizas.” Continue reading Family History: Cenizas by Cynthia Guardado
“Uyematsu has flown below the radar for decades, despite the fact that she’s published since the 1970s, winning awards like the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize.” “That Blue Trickster Time” is her sixth collection of poetry. Continue reading Amy Uyematsu’s Power Verses
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
By Jonah Meyer
FROM: Mud Season Review
An Interview with Christian Hanz Lozada.
Continue reading “On How People – Like Fish – Absorb Their Surroundings Through Skin”“It’s like the dude on the dance floor whose arms are flailing to their own beat. Yeah, we’re looking, but not because they’re cool – it’s because we don’t want to get randomly smacked.”
Christian Hanz Lozada
“Trenches Full of Poets” is a new monthly poetry reading series at Page Against the Machine in Long Beach, co-hosted by Nikolai Garcia and Mauricio Moreno. Continue reading There Is A New Reading Series in Town
FROM: Shoutout LA
We had the good fortune of connecting with Poet Astrid and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Continue reading “Meet Poet Astrid | Author, Poet, & Writer”
By Brian Dunlap
One of the last literary events of the year occurred Saturday at the Rissho Kosei-Kai Buddhist church in Boyle Heights. It was the release party for traci kato-kiriyama’s new book of poetry, micro essays and notes to self, Navigating With(out) Instruments. The event was hosted by the master mc himself, Mike Sonksen. This Buddhist church was where Sonksen married his wife Emi.
Continue reading “traci kato-kiriyama’s Book Release”
An interview with poet, L.Á. native, tour guide, journalist and professor, Mike Sonksen. Continue reading Interlitq’s Californian Poets Interview Series: Mike Sonksen, Poet, Performer, Journalist, and LA Tour Guide, interviewed by David Garyan
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