Episode 31: Brian Sonia-Wallace
FROM: LAPL.org
The Poems on Air Podcast is a weekly reading of poetry by Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson.
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 10/18/21 – 10/24/21
Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Jonathan Franzen, with Mona Simpson, & Crossroads via Skylight Bookstore – Online Event
FSG presents acclaimed author Jonathan Franzen, in conversation with author Mona Simpson, to discuss and present his new novel Crossroads, in which the author again weds depth and vividness of character with breadth of social vision.
Crossroads begins on December 23,1971, where heavy weather is forecast for Chicago and Russ Hildebrandt, the associate pastor of a liberal suburban church is about to break free of a joyless marriage. But his wife Marion, who has her own secret life, beats him to it. Their three children are also in crisis, and all of the Hildebrandts seek a freedom that each of the others threaten to complicate. Franzen explores the history of two generations in a pivotal moment of moral crisis, with interwoven perspectives, on a single winter day, and conjures a world that resonates powerfully with our own.
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Where: Skylight Bookstore – Online Event
Date: Monday the 18th
Time: 6 pm
Address: Online (see site)
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SurvivalEye by Mare Heron Hake (Arroyo Seco Press)
SurvivalEye by Mare Heron Hake is a recent release from local publisher Arroyo Seco Press. Continue reading SurvivalEye by Mare Heron Hake (Arroyo Seco Press)
Interview: The Heart of Lisbeth Coiman
An interview with L.Á. poet and memoirist and author of the newly released poetry collection “Uprising/Alzamiento” (Finishing Line Press, 2021). Continue reading Interview: The Heart of Lisbeth Coiman
Los Angeles Literature Events: 09/26/21 – 10/03/21
Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Sheetal Sheth, with Nazanin Boniadi, & Bravo Anjali! via Diesel Bookstore – Online Kids IG Live Event
Join us to hear author Sheetal,in conversation with Nazanin Boniadi, present and discuss her new children’s book, Bravo Anjali!
Playing the tuba comes naturally to Anjali. When the boys in her class give her a hard time for being better than them, she messes up on purpose. It’s her dream to win the upcoming music contest, so she will need a lesson in confidence to hit the right notes. This is an important story for to remind children to never dim their light.
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Where: Diesel Bookstore – Online IG Event
Date: Monday the 27th
Time: 12 pm – 1 pm PT
Address: Online (see site)
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Zapote Tree By Alejandro Morales
FROM: La Bloga
Alejandro Morales debut collection, Zapote Tree, includes 34 poems reflecting upon childhood, family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, historical figures, mythical beings, metaphysical entities, serpents, ghosts, heroes, villains, and the dispossessed. Weighty topics, like autocracy, racial injustice, and artificial intelligence, mix with good-humored, witty portraits of his wine-drinking dog, overachievers, and slacker repairmen. Zapote Tree‘s pathos and gritty depictions of social outcasts are balanced by Morales’ joyful celebrations of loyalty, love, and resilience.
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/09/21 – 08/15/21
Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Maggie Smith, with Victoria Chan, & Goldenrod via Skylight Bookstore – Online Event
Join us to hear author Maggie Smith, in conversation with award-winning poet Victoria Chang (Obit), discuss her new poetry book, Goldenrod.
Award-winning poet Maggie Smith returns with a powerful collection that looks at parenthood, solitude, love and memory by taking unique looks at modern life to explore with empathy and honestly.
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Where: Skylight Bookstore
Date: Monday the 9th
Time: 5:30 pm
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Website: https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/live-crowdcast-maggie-smith-discusses-goldenrod-victoria-chang
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Los Angeles Literature Events: 08/02/21 – 08/08/21
Many/Most Events Are Online/Virtual DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS
Monday Art Block Writing Workshop via DSTL Arts –Contact DSTL for details
Join DSTL Arts for a new Monday Art Block Writing Workshop. This long-running series of writing workshops is about to resume, and details and registration will be available at site. Submissions are also underway for new publications.
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Where: DSTL Arts
Date: Monday the 2nd
Time: 6:30 pm
Address: Registration available at site.
Website: https://www.dstlarts.org/calendar
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Writers and Fighters: A Podcast Ft. Jose Hernandez-Díaz
FROM: Writers and Fighters Podcast
In episode 29 of Writers and Fighters, A.J. Ortega recaps UFC 264 and interviews Jose Hernandez-Díaz, a writer, poet, and author of The Fire Eater. We talk about how he got into writing and why he chose to focus on prose poetry for The Fire Eater. He reads a couple of poems for us and we finish up with some fight talk. Follow him on Twitter @JoseHernandezDz and Instagram @jose_hdz_dz. Pick up a copy of the book here: https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781680032086/the-fire-eater/
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Brooklyn Poets: Poet Of The Week Chiwan Choi
FROM: Brooklyn Poets
Chiwan Choi is a poet, writer, publisher and lifelong seer of ghosts. He is the author of four full-length books of poetry: The Flood (Tia Chucha Press, 2010) and the Daughter Trilogy, three books that explore his lost daughter as ghost: Abductions (Writ Large Press, 2012), The Yellow House (CCM, 2017) and the forthcoming my name is wolf (summer 2021).
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