Poetry and Podcasts
Apr 13, 2017
April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to take in some inspiring verses than by listening to podcasts from the ALOUD archives. Over the years, ALOUD has welcomed […]
A Year Full of Favorites
Dec 23, 2016
As more Angelenos depend on the resources and services of the Los Angeles Public Library, the support of our beloved Library continues to grow. With record-breaking participation of kids and […]
Two GRAMMY Award-Winning Artists Intersect at ALOUD
Jun 16, 2016
On Monday, June 20, songwriters and authors Rosanne Cash and Joe Henry will share the ALOUD stage for Composed: The Intersection of Poetry and Song. The GRAMMY Award-winning artists will […]
Well-Versed for National Poetry Month
Apr 06, 2016
For fans of free and blank verse who will be celebrating all things poetry this April for National Poetry Month, the Library Foundation and ALOUD can help you get your […]
Changing Lives:L.A.’s New Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez
Apr 03, 2015
“L.A. is the most culturally rich of U.S. cities, expansive in size, but also in spirit and imagination,” says Luis J. Rodriguez, who was appointed last October by Mayor Eric Garcetti […]
ALOUD Launches Spring Line-up
Feb 06, 2015
From a Nobel Prize winner to an acclaimed hip-hop artist, the Library Foundation of Los Angeles’ critically-acclaimed ALOUD series presents an exciting slate of free public programs this spring exploring issues of activism, poetry, […]
Three Writers (De)construct Form at ALOUD
May 16, 2014
On next Tuesday, May 20th, three innovative and genre-crossing writers will take the ALOUD stage for “Sentence After Sentence After Sentence,” to discuss their own unique relationships to form—or lack […]
Celebrating the Voices of Women in Poetry at ALOUD
Apr 17, 2014
April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate than at ALOUD next Thursday, April 24, when the Poetry Society of America brings their national series The Voice […]
Tales from Two Cities
Feb 19, 2014
From the gritty drama of noir to the free-spirited poetry of the Beats, how does the literature of California tell us who we are? This Thursday, February 20, ALOUD kicks […]
Wanda Coleman’s Muse Was Los Angeles
Jan 09, 2014
Wanda Coleman’s poetry was all music. All street. All wild. She was one of the most authentic people I have ever met. She was entirely herself and if you didn’t […]