Newer Poets Primer: Part Three with Suzanne Lummis
Jul 24, 2012
Tonight, July 24 at ALOUD, the 17th edition of the annual newer poets program comes to the stage with six of Los Angeles’ freshest voices. There’s still time to reserve […]
Newer Poets Primer: Part Two with Eloise Klein Healy
Jul 20, 2012
Next Tuesday, July 24 at ALOUD, the 17th edition of the annual newer poets program comes to the stage with six of Los Angeles’ freshest voices. Click here to reserve […]
Newer Poets Primer: Part One with Gail Wronsky
Jul 19, 2012
Next Tuesday, July 24 at ALOUD, the 17th edition of the annual newer poets program comes to the stage with six of Los Angeles’ freshest voices. Reserve your free ticket […]
Louise Steinman’s “My English Teacher”
Jul 11, 2012
Over at the Los Angeles Review of Books, our own Louise Steinman gives a beautiful tribute to her high school English teacher, Lorraine Schulmeister. Both a profile of an inspiring woman, […]
Gray Brechin Excavates the New Deal in Southern California
Jul 05, 2012
The invitation to speak at the ALOUD series at the Los Angeles Public Library on June 21 gave me an opportunity not only to show the audience an indispensable but […]
Five Questions for Dana Spiotta
Jun 27, 2012
This week, ALOUD is hosting novelist Dana Spiotta in conversation with Janet Fitch and LA Times staff writer Carolyn Kellogg on “Artists and Survivors: Lost and Found in LA.” Spiotta’s […]
A Storytelling Renaissance in the Digital Age
Jun 22, 2012
From a 140-character count ephemeral tweet, to a behemoth Jonathan Franzen hardback, forms of storytelling today are ever-elastic and changing. We read, we watch, we listen, we mass consume stories […]
Novelist Richard Ford Crosses into CANADA with Library Supporters
Jun 18, 2012
The 31st of May was a truly beautiful day in Los Angeles. Not only was the sky clear and the temperature a pleasant 70 degrees, but the downtown Central Library […]
Lew Welch’s RING OF BONE Back in Print
Jun 14, 2012
In the winter of my sophomore year at Reed College, I had the honor of hosting my favorite poet, Lew Welch, at the little house I shared with my boyfriend […]
Gail Collins: Obsessed with Texas
Jun 13, 2012
Last night, New York Times columnist Gail Collins visited ALOUD to talk about Texas, and how and why it casts such a large influence over the other 49 states in […]