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Gayle Brandeis and Juan Felipe Herrera, appointed California Poet Laureate, exchange words over e-mail on writing and laureate life.
21st Century Los Angeles shares the same energy and passion that fueled the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat Generation, the Black Arts movement, and the birth of Punk Rock.
Many relevant poets and musicians have been left out of the discussion of post-L.A.Riots literature and art, including authors from Leimert Park and South L.A.
Explore poetry in non-traditional spaces in L.A. from Long Beach to Highland Park.
As National Poetry Month nears the end, Mike the Poet celebrates more poets and poetry spaces of Los Angeles.
For National Poetry Month, Mike the Poet celebrates the poets and poetry spaces of Los Angeles.
Align your ride with the Pacific Ocean on this bicycle path from Venice to Will Rogers State Beach. Aside from other riders and pedestrians the only traffic will be cool breeze and sunshine.
Mike the Poet recites his homage to Los Angeles authors.
With many Angeleños attending this weekend's L.A. Times Festival of Books, L.A. as Subject looks at book manufacturing's historical role in Southern California art and commerce.
From the Civil War to the war in Iraq, L.A. Times book editor David Ulin discusses his favorite books about the experience of combat with.