Beyond Baroque Literary Arts

Join us for our upcoming double book launch for Rich Ferguson and Kathleen Florence on October 17!

Tickets for this event and more available here www.eventbrite.com/e/double-book-launch-rich-ferguson-kathleen-florence-tickets-1612733111149!

For our first #poetrytuesday of October, we’d like to share the poem “Octobering” by Aruni N. Wijesinghe. We hope it invokes the same memories for you as it did for us, and that it gets you excited for the coming events this fall.

The exhibition opens on Saturday, October 11. Beginning at 4:00 p.m., artist Joan Ganny will lead guests through a gallery tour of the exhibition, followed by an in-depth conversation to take place between Ganny and poet-scholar Mike Sonksen on Bukowski’s complex persona and body of work.

Beyond Baroque presents East of Western: Close Ups of Charles Bukowski by Joan Ganny, a photography exhibition offering an intimate portrait of the legendary Los Angeles poet.

Register here www.eventbrite.com/e/east-of-western-close-ups-of-charles-bukowski-by-joan-ganny-tickets-1751054303559!

Celebrate the launch of Night Watch (Knopf, 2025) by Kevin Young, at Beyond Baroque! The program will open with an introduction by Los Angeles Poet Laureate Emerita Lynne Thompson.

Tickets available here www.eventbrite.com/e/la-book-launch-night-watch-by-kevin-young-tickets-1612337969269!

Join us for a reading and conversation of Huáscar Robles’ novel Demonios (Abismos Editorial), where he will be joined in conversation by Margarita Pintado Burgos and Sidharta Ochoa.

Tickets available here www.eventbrite.com/e/lanzamiento-de-libro-demonios-de-huascar-robles-tickets-1685737338759!

This #poetrytuesday we bring you Margarita Pintado Burgos’s poem, “Raining, Outlined,” from her collection Ojo en Celo / Eye in Heat (The University of Arizona Press). Please enjoy the elegance of its prayer-like repetition. Now that fall is here, we’ll be sending out our own affirmations of rain!

Come hear more of Melinda‘s work this Friday for the L.A. Book Launch of José Enrique Medina’s Haunt Me, where she’ll be reading alongside other award-winning Latine poets.

Tickets here www.eventbrite.com/e/haunt-me-latine-poets-give-voice-to-ancestors-tickets-1528151013819!

This #poetrytuesday we are sharing Melinda Palacio’s poem, “Laughter,” from her collection How Fire is a Story, Waiting (Tia Chucha Press). We hope its power and mysticism encourage you to reflect on the ancestors you come from.

Join us with Chris Santiago this Saturday at our special installment of The NEW Series, where Chris will be debuting all-new work, commissioned exclusively for Beyond Baroque!

Register here www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-series-steven-reigns-chris-santiago-fei-ika-shumari-tickets-1528150091059!

This #poetrytuesday we’d like to lull you into a soothing sense of calm and wonder with Chris Santiago’s poem “Tula,” from his collection Tula (Milkweed Editions). Together we can dream of better worlds and make them our reality, too.

Be sure to catch Adolfo on Friday, September 5 for a night of Chicanx storytelling, where he’ll be reading from his newest collection, alongside Liza Alvarez and Daniel Olivas!

Tickets here www.eventbrite.com/e/la-book-launch-lisa-alvarez-daniel-olivas-adolfo-guzman-lopez-tickets-1528148596589!

This #poetrytuesday we are featuring the poem “The Words I’ve Lost” by Adolofo Guzman-Lopez, from his recent collection California Southern: writing from the road, 1992-2025 (HINCHA Press). What kind of language do you hold dear?

Join us on Saturday, September 6 at 2:00 PM for an afternoon of poetry featuring LA-based and visiting poets Ryan Buynak, Danielle Altman, Denise Rae Summers, and Chase Yi.

RSVP here www.eventbrite.com/e/an-afternoon-of-poetry-ryan-buynak-danielle-altman-denise-rae-summers-tickets-1528148847339!

This #poetrytuesday, please enjoy Jen Cheng’s poem, “For the immigrant social worker who left her barrio,” from her collection Braided Spaces (Wokelicious).

Stay tuned for our upcoming fall programs, where Jen Cheng may just be making an appearance! 👀

Beyond Baroque Literary Center will join CicLAvia this Sunday, August 17, from 9 AM to 2 PM with a sidewalk pop-up shop featuring books, zines, and merch! While you browse, connect with our Beyond team members to learn more about our space, upcoming events, and workshops for Fall 2025.

This #poetrytuesday we’re sharing S.A. Griffin’s poem “What If I Were a Tree and I Knew the Carpenters Were Coming for Me?” from his collection Pandemic Soul Music (Punk Hostage Press). We hope it inspires you to reconnect with our natural world this summer while the weather remains temperate!

Hear Ramon read at Quentin’s Farewell Reading & Party this Friday, along with other writers that have helped shape Beyond Baroque. Join us for food, drinks, and community.

Register here www.eventbrite.com/e/exit-interviews-a-community-celebration-with-quentin-ring-tickets-1497776101639!

This #poetrytuesday we’re featuring the poem “Cassandra: South Central Gangsta Girl Prophecy” by Ramón García from his collection, The Chronicles (Red Hen Press). Enjoy his modernized Angeleno take on this classic mythological figure! As always, we stand in solidarity with the people of our city. ✊🏽

Come out for a night of resistance against ICE! Taz Ahmed will be reading with 15+ poets! All proceeds donated to families impacted by ICE raids.

$20 donation for entry. Register here www.eventbrite.com/e/poets-say-ice-out-of-la-a-night-of-resistance-poetry-and-community-tickets-1486670514529!

This #poetrytuesday we would like to share Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed’s poem, “Iftar Streets,” from her collection Grasping at This Planet Just to Believe (Writ Large Press). Please enjoy its unique blend of place and culture.

What did Beyond Baroque get up to this summer break? From calming nature hikes to uplifting music shows, our staff made the most of their vacation, as we all continue to seek out joy in these times.
Now we’re back and ready to continue our summer programming! Be on the lookout for upcoming events!

We’d love to give a warm welcome to our new Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop facilitator, Jose Hernandez Diaz! Workshops are held weekly over Zoom on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM. Sign up for this free workshop at the link here www.eventbrite.com/e/wednesday-night-poetry-workshop-tickets-1499947215499!

Join us July 25 for the book launch of David Lloyd’s The Press, Shelter, and The Pact: Three Plays. Staged readings will be performed at the launch, directed by Liza Johnson!

Tickets ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launch-the-press-shelter-and-the-pact-three-plays-by-david-lloyd-tickets-1475113005709!

This #poetrytuesday we’re featuring the poem “After Akhmatova” by David Lloyd from his collection The Harm Fields. This poem begins with the following epigraph: “Why is our century worse than any other?” —Anna Akhmatova. We hope you enjoy its simplicity and its relevance.

Join us for a special night at Beyond Baroque as we celebrate the launch of The Press, Shelter, and The Pact: Three Plays.
Staged readings by David Lloyd and cast, directed by Liza Johnson. In-person and live on youtube.

This #poetrytuesday we’d like to share L. A. Johnson’s poem, “Provenance,” from her chapbook Little Climates.

Join L. A. Johnson for her workshop on Time and Poetic Structure this Saturday! Tickets here www.eventbrite.com/e/time-and-poetic-structure-a-workshop-with-la-johnson-tickets-1425005974229!

Join us Saturday, July 12, at 11 AM for Time and Poetic Structure: A Workshop with L.A. Johnson!

RSVP at the link below!

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We meant to say July 18th!

Beyond Baroque and 826la welcome you for an evening of performance, Friday June 18, at 6:30! Youth and community members will have a chance to share their poetry, music, storytelling, and creative energy at Beyond Baroque's prolific Wanda Coleman Theater!
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