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Award-winning writer Claudia Rankine's newest book "Citizen: An American Lyric" is a collection of poetry, prose and imagery that addresses race, racism and privilege though several voices. The work has been adapted into a play at the Fountain Theatre ...
Blending memoir and lyrical essay, Maggie Nelson makes an exploration of family, and the processes taken with her partner, transgender artist and performer Harry Dodge, to build one in new book "The Argonauts."
This week L.A. Letters spotlights Herrera, looking back on his long career and celebrating his remarkable legacy.
This week L.A. Letters highlights a few groups and individuals that are doing phenomenal work to make South L.A. rise.
This week L.A. Letters spotlights two Angeleno teen scribes who are doing important work, and also highlights several organizations in Southern California that mentor teen and youth poets.
This week L.A. Letters examines two new important poetry anthologies that capture the zeitgeist of American poetry in 2015.
This week L.A. Letters features another list of excellent poetry spaces along with a few of the best places to buy poetic literature in Los Angeles.
This week L.A. Letters lists an extended selection of poetry venues and special literary events commemorating April and National Poetry Month.
This week L.A. Letters highlights this important book and adds a few more names to the 26 movers and shakers featured in its pages.
Led by the Feminist Library on Wheels and hosts of Bike Talk, Open Books rides are free public group rides that explore the city and its literary outposts.
This week L.A. Letters examines McWilliams' classic book from 1946, "Southern California Country: An Island on the Land," as well as his towering legacy as one of Southern California's most important chroniclers.
This week L.A. Letters looks at the works of writer Chester Himes and how he candidly mapped Los Angeles and the social relationships that defined the city.