Check Out Jessica M. Wilson’s Story
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
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Cenizas
A book review of Inglewood native, Cynthia Guradado’s, second book of poetry, Cenizas. Continue reading Cenizas
Latinx Literature of Los Ángeles and Southern California
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
A.K. Toney as a Sorcerer of Sound: Neo Griot and the Afrocentric Prince
“Perhaps more than any other poet in Los Angeles, Toney bridges jazz and hip hop…His lyrical dexterity can be heard on his debut spoken word recording, Neo Griot and the Afrocentric Prince.” Continue reading A.K. Toney as a Sorcerer of Sound: Neo Griot and the Afrocentric Prince
Words Are Free, But Poets Are Cashing In
“There is a poetry renaissance,” said Hiram Sims, the executive director at Community Literature Initiative (CLI) a nonprofit organization that offers courses on writing. Continue reading Words Are Free, But Poets Are Cashing In
2nd Annual LITLIT, The Little Literary Fair
Last weekend LITLIT, The Little Literary Fair, returned to the Arts District, presenting 48 exhibitors, local publishers, bookstores, literary nonprofits and libraries. Continue reading 2nd Annual LITLIT, The Little Literary Fair
Sunday at All Power Books
Poet and activist Briana Muños hosted a powerful reading last Sunday at All Power Books in West Adams. Continue reading Sunday at All Power Books
‘Minding My People’s Business’: An Acclaimed Sudanese American Poet Makes a Home in L.A.
Safina Elhillo, a Sudanese American poet who now calls L.Á. home, has recently released her second poetry collection “Girls That Never Die.” Continue reading ‘Minding My People’s Business’: An Acclaimed Sudanese American Poet Makes a Home in L.A.
Redemption Through Literature
An interview with former Los Angeles Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez. Continue reading Redemption Through Literature
On How People – Like Fish – Absorb Their Surroundings Through Skin
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
Los Angeles Literature 