Beat Not Beat

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.

Beyond Baroque Literary | Arts Center

The Beat Not Beat Anthology Tour continues at Beyond Baroque with a marathon reading featuring contributors & editors

Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center

The tour presents the next generation of California poets screwing on the beat tradition: inclusive and diverse, the not-Beats of this anthology are contemporary California voices loud and proud, continuing the poetic conversation of rebellion, and responding to the tradition Beat paved, in their own styles and rhythms. To date, the tour has included performances by current and past Poet Laureates: Lynne Thompson, Luis J. Rodriguez, Kim Shuck, Tongo Eisen-Martin, along with formidable voices such as Matt Sedillo, Luivette Resto and Cassandra Dallett.Lead editor and CA Beat Poet Laureate Rich Ferguson, who coined the phrase beatnotbeat, responds to what it means: “It’s not another history focused solely on the Beat tradition. There are some incredible names and poems from that era in this anthology, including Bob Kauffman, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Diane Di Prima. There are also artists on the fringe of Beat, including Jim Morrison and Wanda Coleman. But the heart of the anthology contains contemporary poets of today and they are on fire. Living, breathing, combustible and beautiful beatnotbeat voices, with so much to say about the times we’re in right now.”Numerous poets featured in the anthology, published by Moon Tide Press, will be part of this beat not beat marathon reading, and a special musical performance featuring Petty Chavez. featured poets: Iris BerryElisabeth Adwin EdwardsKevin Ridgeway Don Kingfisher Campbell Susan Hayden Bill MohrJerome DunnLuke JohnsonKim DowerBrendan ConstantineRichard ModianoNelson GaryMichael C. Ford K.R. Morrison Pam WardConney Williams Steve AbeeCassandra DallettHarry NorthupNicelle DavisMilo MartinDavid UlinSarah MaclayKathryn deLancellottiA.K. ToneyHenry MortensenKing DaddyA. Razor Matt SedilloLuivette RestoMajid NaficyBucky SinisterPegarty LongBob BranamanDaniel YaryanBooks will be for sale and authors will sign after the show.D﻿oors open: 1:30 p.m. Readings: 2:00 p.m. This event is Free &amp; In-Person at Beyond Baroque. Masks are required 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.If you can’t join us in-person the event will be livestreamed on Beyond Baroque’s YouTube channel at the scheduled time of the event.Please RSVP if you are planning to attend this event. We accept walk-ins, but priority will be given to people that have registered. Limited seating is available; we recommend arriving early.

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