An in-depth interview with VOTH (Voice of the Harbor), a local poet from San Pedro. HIs talks about his debut collection, Dieagnosis, recovering from trauma and abuse, publishing with local press Riot of Roses Publishing, and helping others heal through his poetry and performances, and more. Continue reading Shapeshifter Under a Wolf Moon
Recently, LibroMobile Arts Cooperative announced the 2024-2026 OC Poet Laureate: Gustavo Hernandez. The county’s second Poet Laureate. Check out who this poet is. Continue reading Orange County’s New Poet Laureate
Again there will be no list of weekly literary events. The list will return next Sunday. Along with the short list of literary events happening this week that Los Angeles Literature ran across on social media, mentioned is the short tribute storyteller and activist traci kato-kiriyama curated in memory of local poet and activist Amy Uyematsu, whom the literary community lost in June. It’s part of kato-kiriyama’s column “Nikkei Uncovered: a poetry column.” Continue reading This Week, No List of Weekly Events
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
Recently poet, writer and musician Raffi Joe Wartanian was named Glendale’s first Poet Laureate. It only took eight years for poet and resident Linda Ravenswood to get city approval for the position last Fall. Continue reading Glendale’s First Poet Laureate
The first Community News of the year. Open mics are returning, local writers are starting their own literary presses and a respected local journal has found a new home. Continue reading Community News
L.Á. native Will Alexander “is considered one of the premier surrealist poets alive.” His newly released collection of poems is “Divine Blue Light,” dedicated to John Coltrane. Continue reading Will Alexander’s Sonic Grammar
Sad news in the Los Ángeles literary community with the passing of performance poet Tonya Ingram. Continue reading Tonya Ingram, an Inspiring L.A. Poet and ‘Lupus Warrior,’ Died Waiting for a kidney
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
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