A Los Angeles Theatre Review: ‘Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience’
With the West Coast premiere of Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience at the Fountain Theatre, this uniquely
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‘If I Awaken In Los Angeles’ Offers Cultural Pride, Influence, and a Love Letter to the City
Hollywood Boulevard on a Friday Night is, perhaps, most famous for its proximity to performance art: from the TCL and
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Get Lit Celebrates Poetry Month and its 13th Annual Classic Slam
With the pre-Golden Hour sun higher up and a touch brighter than usual for 4:00 PM, the Wilshire Ebell Theatre
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Poetry, Community, and Deliverance: How KeiRock is Impacting Spoken Word
It was November 19, and LA’s West Side was wrapped in a breeze uncharacteristic of a California night, but was
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Mental Health Awareness Takes Center Stage at Get Lit’s ‘Our Worlds Collide’ Screening
Palm trees wrapped around the streets of Beverly Hills, and gorgeous golden rope lights wrapped around them, on the way
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Get Lit Closes Out Poetry Month with Annual Classic Slam Competition Finals
After a record breaking cold spell across usually-sunny California, the customary 80-degree weather had begun to pick up again in
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Southern Fried Asian: Greg Pak Returns
Southern Fried Asian is back and so is one of our previous guests. Keith welcomes back Greg Pak — whose
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‘Dickinson’ Final Season: Hailee Steinfeld Drops a New Verse
Because I cannot wait for Kate —Apple kindly drops Dickinson Season 3 —The final part of Emily Dickinson/Hailee Steinfeld’s quest
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Southern Fried Asian: Luisa A. Igloria
On a brand new Southern Fried Asian, Keith reconnects with his former college professor, Luisa A. Igloria, who was just
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Every MCU Threat To Humanity In Haiku Form
Because there are so many Marvel movies, and of each it’s worth the trouble to ask, what are we fighting
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Bryan Thao Worra on Lao Science Fiction (From CTRL+ALT)
In our final live edition of Hard NOC Life from the NOC Reading Lounge at CTRL+ALT — the Smithsonian Asian
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NOC Poetry: For Bruce, 11/27/40 – 7/20/73
A poem for Bruce we repost on the anniversaries of his birth and of his death.
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R.I.P. Maya Angelou
We are all saddened by the loss of Maya Angelou, who has passed away at the age of 86. Upon
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Calling All Mutants: An Open Letter from Professor Mex
I was caught making ice sculptures while wearing my X-Uniform in 5 Pointz, Queens, and someone asked why I would
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NOC Poetry: R.I.P. Amiri Baraka
The world lost a titan of the Black Arts Movement when the poet Amiri Baraka passed away today in Newark,
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NOC Poetry: “Open Letter to El Fuerte”
I am a video game player. There is no denying that. But I am also a father. So finding balance
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NOC Poetry: “Supa Soul Sistas”
In honor of the Nerds of Color Lit Week, I wanted to share a piece called “Supa Soul Sista.” I
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Talking Back to White Creators: Rachel Rostad’s “To J.K. Rowling, From Cho Chang”
The flip side of the discussion of opening up the speculative fiction genres to more writers of color telling stories
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NOC Poetry: “Blade, The Daywalker”
Last year, my friend and mentor, the poet Tim Seibles, was a finalist for a National Book Award in poetry
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NOC Poetry: “Christopher Reeve’s Filipino Nurse”
Years ago, before we knew what shape Secret Identities was going to take, I asked my friend and former professor,
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NOC Poetry: “For Octavia”
I wrote this poem as a kind of eulogy for Miss Butler. I took her death hard, especially as we
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