Southern California Poetry Festival 2023 - Friday, Nov. 17

Beyond Baroque is one of the United States' leading independent Literary/Arts Centers and public spaces dedicated to literary and cultural production, contact, interaction, and community building. Founded in 1968, it is based in the Old Town Hall in Venice, California, near the Pacific Ocean. It offers a program of readings, new music, free workshops, publishing, bookstore, archiving, and education. Learn more at beyondbaroque.org.

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Southern California Poetry Festival Opening Night Reception, featuring Terrance Hayes, Mimi Tempestt, and more L.A. poets celebrating Wanda.

Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center

The fifth Southern California Poetry Festival opens on November 17 with the official renaming of Beyond Baroque’s performance theater after groundbreaking poet, Beyond Baroque alumna, and Los Angeles icon, Wanda Coleman. The evening will feature a ceremony and reception, performances by Terrance Hayes and Mimi Tempestt, and readings of Coleman’s poems by Pam Ward, Luis J. Rodriguez, Laurel Ann Bogen and Sesshu Foster.S﻿chedule:7:00 pm - Wicked Ceremony: Inaugurating The Wanda Coleman Theater featuring Terrance Hayes, Mimi Tempestt &amp; guest poets.The 2023 Southern California Poetry Festival opens with a reading and discussion celebrating one of Los Angeles' most iconic poets, Wanda Coleman, and marks the official renaming of Beyond Baroque’s theater after Coleman. The evening will feature tribute readings from L.A. authors Sesshu Foster, Luis J. Rodriguez, Laurel Ann Bogen, and Pam Ward. Acclaimed authors Mimi Tempestt and Terrance Hayes will read from their collections inspired by Wanda’s poetics followed by a book signing. Following the readings, stay for the reception outdoors with light refreshments and a DJ Set by F. Douglas Brown.Masks are encouraged while inside our center. Event attendees are expected to behave in a respectful and considerate manner while in our space. Beyond Baroque reserves the right to remove individuals from our events, virtual or otherwise, if they are not respecting the space, fellow attendees, or performers.Reservation Policy: Please RSVP if you are planning to attend this event. Limited seating is available in the theater, therefore seating may not be guaranteed in the case of a full program; we recommend arriving early.

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