By Brian Dunlap
FROM: Beyond Baroque
Yesterday, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles’ oldest literary venue, hosted numerous acclaimed scholars and artists for an outdoor community talk and vigil addressing racism & Police violence.
The National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. (NBPF), a not-for-profit organization founded in 2016, has selected Rich Ferguson to serve as the State of California Beat Poet Laureate for a two-year term from Sept. 2020 to Sept. 2022.
By Brian Dunlap
During this time of social unrest, the country visibly upset over the continued killing of innocent black men and wemen at the hands of police, the Los Angeles Poet Society has issued a submissions call for social justice poems. On Facebook they announced:
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All Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Vroman’s Live: Stephen Haff & Kid Quixote at Crowdcast Online
Author Stephen Haff presents his book Kid Quixotes: A Group of Students, Their Teacher, and the One-Room School Where Everything Is Possible. The author is the founder of Still Waters in a Storm, which serves Spanish speaking immigrant children in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Where: Crowdcast Online event (Register in advance)
Date: Monday the 1st
Time: 6 pm
Address: Crowdcast Online
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All Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Call for Submissions Deadline of May 28 for Hombre Lobo Online
Announcement by Viva Padilla of Call for Submissions: real stories about spooky experiences for online zine HOMBRE LOBO dryland.org/hombre-lobo.
Send these goths your story about your real spooky experiences to be published in on online zine. Link for submissions is given at FB site below.
Where: Online deadline/event
Date: May submissions period ends this week
Time: Present – May 28 at 1am
Address: Submissions announcement/event (see website link for information)
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/233703604712555/
Continue reading “Los Angeles Literature Events 5/25/20 – 5/31/20”
By Ada Tseng
FROM: LA Times OC
The first poem in Anatalia Vallez’s “the most spectacular mistake” is called “bond,” and it’s about honoring the generations of Mexican women who came before her.
All Events Are Online/Vritual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
The Stay at Home and Read a Book Ball: Safer at Home Edition
Although the original event date has passed, you may still participate—any time you choose. Select a book and get lost in the pages, and support the library’s fundraising efforts by donating what you would have spent on an evening’s entertainment.. Then share what you’re reading on Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter.
This event will continue weekly through the quarantine period.
Where: Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA) Online Event
Date: Monday the 4th
Time: 9 am – 9 pm
Address: FACEBOOK
Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/515180569168972/
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By Alexandria Villegas
FROM: 7500 Magazine
It was approximately 7:00pm on February 27th, 2020 when I sat down with poet Luivette Resto in the small courtyard of Woodbury University’s campus library, empty and silent in the late-night hour. As a slight chill settled in the air, we chatted to the soothing patter of the courtyard fountain, occasionally pausing our conversation as we listened to the droning roar of an airplane flying overhead, courtesy of the nearby Burbank airport. Illuminated by the soft yellow glow of the lights strung above us, we talked about Luivette’s work, her inspiration, goals, and her commitment to living an “unapologetic” life.
Streaming Online Storytime at Rancho Los Cerritos – Kids Event
Our curator Sarah will present a free online storytime with new songs and stories to sing and read every Tuesday morning. This event is free but does require advanced sign-up so we can send you the videos.
Where: Rancho Los Cerritos
Date: Tuesday the 28th
Time: 11 am – 11:30 am
Address: Online
Website: https://www.facebook.com/event/1102436860154638/
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By Carren Jao
FROM: KCET.org
Without Lewis MacAdams, an avowed poet, Los Angeles might have completely forgotten the river that birthed the city. “There would not be a movement to save or restore the L.A. river without him,” said Joe Edmiston, executive director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. “He was able to provide some romance, some poetry, some vision that you didn’t see.”
Continue reading “He Made Waves on the River: Lewis MacAdams Passes Away”
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