@PoetryLA

Showcasing SoCal region's rich poetry scene since 2007 with hundreds of videos of poet performances and interviews at our webpage and YouTube channel.

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Watch in-depth interviews and conversations with poets in Southern California at poetry.LA #poetry
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youtu.be/uwtWgxbRLGQ?si=8mNT… @AnElizabeth2 Elizabeth Metzger reads & discusses poems from her recent collections in this interview hosted by Jeremy Ra.

Elizabeth Metzger ~ Poetry.LA Interview

ELIZABETH METZGER’S second collection, "Lying In," was published by...

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Latest Video: Nuyorican Poet Bonafide Rojas interviewed by Luivette Resto youtube.com/watch?v=oKvKXLcJ…
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They Write by Night ~ Episode 26 - Poetry.LA

The 2024 Election outcome has sent Suzanne underground. In this epi...

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Now she belongs to the ages. Nikki (1943 - 2024)
theGrio.com@theGrio10 Dec 2024
Nikki Giovanni, revolutionary poet and voice of Black resilience, has died at 81. Her words inspired generations and will continue to echo through time.
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New Interview with Brenda Vaca, Xicana poet & publisher ~ Poetry.LA youtu.be/rMcPfniyhCM?si=nZe0… via @YouTube

Poetry LA

A Video Gallery of Poets in Southern California

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THE POETRY OF NIGHT is new series hosted by Sarah Mackay youtu.be/v_DY4wY588Q?si=mNFe… via @YouTube
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A GREAT LOSS The L.A. Poetry world mourns the passing of Peter J. Harris at 69. Here is a 2021 conversation he had with L.A. Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson youtu.be/FO7fRT0e00Q?si=6Ykq… via @YouT
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Thanks Lynne and Séamus for this peek behind the poem-making curtain!
Poets & Writers@poetswritersinc14 Sep 2024
#ClipOfTheDay: In this @PoetryLA video, Lynne Thompson (@poetess151) and Séamus Isaac Fey (@sfeycreates) read from their new books and speak about playing with poetic form and organizing poetry manuscripts. at.pw.org/FeyAndThompson
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Beyond Baroque and (@Culture_LA) are honored to announce a historic partnership with the City of @Paris and @LACity, featuring nearly 50 L.A. poets who will perform in the finale of the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad, in anticipation of welcoming the @Olympics to L.A. in 2028.
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center@BBLitArts17 Aug 2024
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In April, @Culture_LA and @BBLitArts posted an open call for L.A. poets on the theme of “Art+Sports.” Eight L.A. poets were selected as Paris Olympiad Poets, who will travel to and perform in Paris for the finale of the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad. Congratulations to the poets!
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youtu.be/OVbQFgHKFHs?si=ZdOp… 🥲Adding our condolences to the family and friends of Jerry Garcia, a talented and beloved, long-time member of the SoCal poetry community. Jerry passed away on August 1 in Palm Springs.
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New episode just dropped: youtu.be/2fAB8Cdy5pI?si=KdR1…
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Beat Poets Unpacked - Episode 4 youtu.be/2fAB8Cdy5pI?si=hAQq… via @YouTube

Beat Poets Unpacked - Episode 4

This is the fourth and final program in a series about the poets of...

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🐯🦈🖤🌍🇨🇬✏️ WATCH: Take a moment for poetic reflection with Beyond Baroque Poet-in-Residence Will Alexander and poet Douglas Manuel, courtesy of @PoetryLA. #telepathicpoet
Poetry.LA@PoetryLA9 Jun 2022
The full interview with Will Alexander, 2022 Publitzer Prize Finalist in Poetry, is playing now @ Poetry.LA #poetry
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New video interview with eco-feminist poet Nancy Lynée Woo ~ Poetry.LA Interview youtu.be/2YTUDNtQWz0?si=gpsi… via @YouTube

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A Video Gallery of Poets in Southern California

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What the full episode at poetry.LA #poetry @Utamaro21
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New episode in Richard Modiano's series. Click here to watch > > > youtube.com/watch?v=Uh6EBqjJ… #poetry
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