4th Annual LibroMobile Literary Arts Festival
Last Saturday the 4th Annual LibroMobile Literary Arts Festival was a day to celebrate literature and community. Continue reading 4th Annual LibroMobile Literary Arts Festival
Tag: Poets
A Place Built by Poets for Poets
“South Central Los Angeles has long had a vibrant poetry” and now “a dedicated venue to write, read, and listen to the work of poets” opened this past summer. Continue reading A Place Built by Poets for Poets
Step Off: Mowing Leaves of Grass – The Matt Sedillo Episode
Listen to political poet Matt Sedillo talk about politics and his poetry, the origins of his poetry career and everything in-between. Continue reading Step Off: Mowing Leaves of Grass – The Matt Sedillo Episode
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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Literary History: Black Sparrow Press
Black Sparrow Press was founded in Los Ángeles in 1966. It grew to be one of the most successful independent presses of all time. Continue reading Literary History: Black Sparrow Press
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)
After COVID Lockdowns, an Essential L.A. Community Reemerges: The Poets
By Jireh Deng
FROM: L.A. Times
The sun was setting into the haze, birds circling above an outdoor stage set up in a private residence at the top of Montecito Heights, as poets read of heartache and survival to an audience seated on hay bales.
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How ‘Summertime’s’ young L.A. poets transformed ‘Raya’s’ Carlos López Estrada
By Carlos Aguilar
FROM: L.A. Times
Spoken word poetry transmits messages through a singular language: deft prose molded into a visceral performance by rhythm, intonation and physicality. The delivery turns words into daggers of truth, for soul-searching or external confrontation.
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Noir Goldilocks: An Interview with L.A. Poet Suzanne Lummis
An interview of L.Á. literary legend Suzanne Lummis.
From the interview: “Metaphors, similes, figurative speech—yes, that matters to me. I love all that. When it works I certainly do, but best a poet not push for it if it doesn’t come naturally.” Continue reading Noir Goldilocks: An Interview with L.A. Poet Suzanne Lummis
First Annual Jasmines & Poetry Festival
By Brian Dunlap
On Friday April 16th, Jessica M. Wilson and the L.A. Poet Society debuted the Jasmines & Poetry Festival, livestreamed and socially distanced, to coincide with National Poetry Month.
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