Upcoming Events
L.A. Book Launch: Night Watch by Kevin Young
Friday, October 3, 2025
7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Beyond Baroque welcomes Kevin Young, Poetry Editor of The New Yorker and host of The Poetry Podcast. Join us for an evening of poetry in The Wanda Coleman Theater at Beyond Baroque celebrating the release of his most recent collection, Night Watch (Knopf, 2025) followed by a reception and book signing. Night Watch is a book of personal and American experiences, both beautiful and troubling, touching on the generative cycle of loss and renewal.
Three Women, Coast to Coast
Saturday, October 4, 2025
2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Three Women, Coast to Coast brings together poets Deborah Landau, Suzanne Lummis, and Jessica Goodheart for an afternoon of readings. Each poet will share selections from their recent collections—Landau’s Skeletons, Lummis’ Crime Wave, and Goodheart’s Earthquake Season—as well as new and upcoming work.
Un Trip: raúlrsalinas & The Poetry of Liberation, Screening, Flor Y Cant
Saturday, October 4, 2025
6:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque
Join us for a night honoring the legacy of beloved Chicano poet raúl r salinas, whose words and activism continue to resonate across generations. In partnership with The Global Latinadas Center, this free program features UN TRIP: raúl r salinas and the Poetry of LIberation, a 25-minute documentary, as well as poetry and conversation. Reception before and after in the Poets' Garden.
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Upcoming Workshops
Please, Cross the Line Creative Writing Workshop with Manuel Becerra
Tuesdays, October 14 - November 18, 2025
8:00 PM PT
Online
Beyond Baroque and the International Writing Program's first collaborative workshop with Manuel Becerra
Ongoing Free Workshops
Monday Night Fiction Workshop with Raquel Baker
Mondays 7:30 PM PT
Via Zoom
A community writing workshop in which participants are asked to bring 2-3 pages of fiction to read and receive feedback. Facilitated by Raquel Baker via Zoom. Registration required.
Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop
Wednesdays 8:00 PM PT
Via Zoom
The West Coast’s longest-running free poetry workshop welcomes new and seasoned poets to share new work and provide feedback. Please be prepared to share one poem. Facilitated by Jose Hernandaz Diaz via Zoom. Registration required.
Exhibitions
East of Western: Close Ups of Charles Bukowski by Joan Ganny
October 11 - December 20, 2025
Gallery Tour with Joan Ganny:
October 11, 4:00 PM
Opening Conversation with Joan Ganny & Mike Sonksen:
October 11, 5:00 PM
East of Western: Close Ups of Charles Bukowski by Joan Ganny, an extraordinary photography exhibition offering an intimate portrait of the legendary Los Angeles poet.
More information here.
Proxy Gallery Presents
DiLos: Only Child
July 18 - October 4, 2025
Closing Reception: October 4, 2025, 3:00-5:00 PM
DiLos is the name used by Mexican artist Delia Perez Salinas Tijerina. Her 2025 installation in the Proxy Gallery consists of 9 “magic boxes” connected to electricity that each contains a holographic GIF video. On each image is seen milk poured down from the top. Some of the images are recognizable- three anchor globes (sun, moon, and star). Other images are a GPT umbrella, a cherry with nine stalks, a golden knot from a cherry stalk, a cobra leopard, a 9 hole pierced cactus, Lamborghini Notre Dame.
For more information visit Proxy Gallery online here.
For past Proxy Gallery shows at Beyond Baroque click here.
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New arrivals include our new tote bags, zip bags, journals, candles, and of course, our classic Metaphors Be With You shirt. All proceeds support Beyond Baroque programming!
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