Joan Jobe Smith, founding editor of Pearl and Bukowski Review, worked 7 years as a go-go girl before graduating from CSULB and the UCI MFA Program. Since 1950 her art, poetry, prose, cooking columns, memoirs and reviews have been published in more than 1000 literary journals, newspapers, anthologies–and one billboard when she was age 9 and won a Red Cross Safety Poster …
Tig Notaro, after performing stand-up comedy for 15 years and building a loyal following, turned the traumatic events of a year of her life into an autobiographical comedy series in 6 episodes, One Mississippi, airing on Amazon as of September 3, 2016. Tig stars as herself, with actors playing her mother Caroline (Rya Kihlstedt), her …
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Hard to miss, those happy twosomes, arm in arm. I’m attracted to couples, their level of intimacy instantly understood by the space (or lack thereof) between them. In restaurants, galleries, or just walking the DTLA streets, I’m often struck by the love I see, right there, in plain view. It gives me hope. Alexis Rhone …
[alert type=alert-white ]Please consider making a tax-deductible donation now so we can keep publishing strong creative voices.[/alert] This week’s dance events include the ongoing invasion of a Chinatown theater, Day of the Dead dance in an East L.A. graveyard, an inflatable pop up park in Santa Monica, dance mixed with puppets downtown, dance in process …
Barbara Kraft recently spoke about the Romanian-French playwright Eugene Ionesco, one of the foremost figures of the French avante-garde theater. Ionesco helped to inaugurate what came to be known as “theater of the absurd,” and considered Shakespeare to be the king of the “theatre of the absurd.” Here is her entire talk: Barbara Kraft is …
Barbara Kraft recently spoke about the Romanian-French playwright Eugene Ionesco, one of the foremost figures of the French avante-garde theater. Ionesco helped to inaugurate what came to be known as “theater of the absurd,” and considered Shakespeare to be the king of the “theatre of the absurd.” Here is her entire talk: Barbara Kraft is …
The gene pool for long-form, “deepdive” investigative journalism has been shrinking quicker than the Arctic ice-sheet for decades, while the recent success of films like Spotlight and Citizenfour have whetted audience appetite for investigative stories. The Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival tackled this existential crisis head-on in Washington D.C. this weekend in exploring questions ranging from how …
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For the last four years, I’ve been lucky enough to host a weekly community radio show all about poetry. It’s been an interesting adventure, and I’ve learned a great deal about public persona versus private self, how to conduct myself in a public role, and what not to say. I’ve also experienced a number of …
(“Tomorrow’s Voices Today“ is a new series curated by poet and educator Mike Sonksen.) * Dear Phillis Wheatley, Was it really mercy that brought us from our pagan land? Making it seem like they did us a favor is often a part of their plan. You’re privileged to be here, put your right hand over …
(“Tomorrow’s Voices Today“ is a new series curated by poet and educator Mike Sonksen.) * Dear Phillis Wheatley, Was it really mercy that brought us from our pagan land? Making it seem like they did us a favor is often a part of their plan. You’re privileged to be here, put your right hand over …
With all the talk of pussy this week, and our pleasure at watching political reporters squirm to avoid saying the word, we thought we’d “grab” our favorite erotic poet for her views… – The Editors I PREFER PUSSY (a little city-kitty ditty) I prefer pussy, as in cat as in willow as in chases a …
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