LINKS:

–Compiled by Laurel Ann Bogen,
Christine Palma
& G. Murray Thomas

SoCal Poetry Venues and Reading Series:

• Barnsdall Art Park / Municipal Art Gallery Readings
• Beyond Baroque: Longstanding Literary Arts Center in Venice. Events, bookstore and archives.
• Book Soup
• Cafe Future Gallery: Open mike almost every almost every night of the week. In Inglewood.
• DA Center for Arts: Gallery in Pomona which hosts monthly readings.
• Da Poetry Lounge: Largest regular reading in town, every Tuesday night at the Greenway Court Theater on Fairfax.
• "Echo in the Sense" - on air weekly on KXLU Los Angeles 88.9 FM
• Fly Poet: Showcase poetry events at the Knitting Factory, L.A., hosted by John Hensley.
• J.Paul Getty Museum: Host to the Poetry Society of America's readings.
• Gypsy Den: Home page of the Costa Mesa and Santa Ana coffeehouses, both of which hold poetry readings.
• Highways: Performance space in Santa Monica dedicated to innovative performance art.
• Knitting Factory: Performance venue in Hollywood with many poetry events.
• Kulak's Woodshed: Live webcasts of poetry on the last Sunday of every month (and live webcasts of other events on other nights).
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Writers In Focus poetry series
• Midnight Special Bookstore: Santa Monica independent bookstore with open reading every Friday night.
• Monday Night Poetry in Alhambra
• Rachel Kann produces excellent readings regularly.
• Redondo Poets: Poetry every Tuesday night at Coffee Cartel, Redondo Beach.
• Skylight Books: Excellent independent bookstore in Los Feliz, with many poetry events.
• UCLA/Hammer Reading Series
  

Poetry Producers/Producing Groups:

• Brandon Backhaus: Home page of one of the co-hosts of Poetic License.
• Larry Jaffe: Homepage of poetry producer extroardinaire Larry Jaffe, co-host of Poetic License and much more.
• Rachel Kann produces excellent readings regularly.
• Sensitive Poetry: Featuring poetry, poets and poetry events in and around the San Gabriel Valley, including a calendar.
• Tebot Bach: Non-profit Orange County organization dedicated to promoting SoCal poetry. Produces monthly readings and workshops, plus various publications.
• Two Idiots Pushing Poetry: Wednesday night reading at the Ugly Mug in Orange.
• Words from the Underground: Poetry and other experimental art in and around Los Angeles.
• Urban Folk Collective: Many readings through SoCal, esp. Long Beach area.

Poetry Information Clearing Houses (Calif):

• Interbang: Venice based literary magazine, always looking for submissions. Includes a calendar of Interbang open readings.
• L.A. Times Events Calendar / Calendar Live: Includes listings of poetry readings, as well as music, theater, art and anything else you'd expect to find in the L.A. Times.
• L.A. Weekly
• Litrave: A group of LA spoken word artists keeping us informed on the local scene. Includes news stories about SoCal poetry.
• The Lummox Journal: Calendar of Lummox related poetry events, mostly in SoCal, plus articles and poetry from Lummox Journal.
• Next Magazine
• NorCal Slams: Calendar of events for northern California.
• Poetic License: Listings of events put on by Poetic License, and links to events all over the country.
• Poetry Flash
• Poets & Writers: Home page of Poets & Writers Magazine, loaded with more info than you can imagine.
• San Diego: Listings of regular readings in San Diego.

Misc:

• Vinegar Hill Books
• Poetry Super Highway: Actually, no calendar here, but links to many calendars, as well as everything else you could want associated with poetry.
• Los Angeles Poetry Festival

U.S.A.:

• Academy of American Poets: Information about National Poetry Month, including events, proposals and other resources.
• Ann Arbor Poetry Forum: Listings of poetry events nationwide, with emphasis on Michigan and the Midwest.
• Boomerang Soup: This self-proclaimed "supersite for performance poetry" contains many interactive features designed to nurture communication among performance poets, including a bulletin board, a calendar, and more.
• Fresh Poetry: Listings and links to poetry nationwide, with an emphasis on the Chicago area.
• Instagon: Includes a nationwide calendar of Instagon related events, including poetry.
• )ism(: Small, but national zine attempting to facilitate networking between writers everywhere. Every expanding lists of resources and contacts for writers, plus poetry and reviews.
• Poetic Voices: Home page for an AOL based group of poets. Includes schedules and information on their ocassional tours, which sound like a darn good time.
• Poets' Underground Rail Road: Geographic listing of poetry venues across the U.S., organized to facilitate touring poets.
• Poetry Slam: Home page of Poetry Slam Inc.
• Poets & Writers: Home page of Poets & Writers Magazine, loaded with more info than you can imagine.

International:

• Performance Poetry: Currently building "the most comprehensive poetry venues directory on the web".
• Poetry Kit: Includes a calendar of poetry events in Britian, as well as many helpful hints and resources for poets.
• Poetry Slam Incorporated: Home page of the National Poetry Slam organization, with lots of info on slams everywhere.
• Poets For Peace: Listings of events put on by Poets for Peace, a loose organization of poets dedictated to using their artform to promote world peace.
• Poets & Writers: Home page of Poets & Writers Magazine, loaded with more info than you can imagine.
• Slam: News and listings of poetry slams globally.

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