The mind, a dormant stone

Gearing up for 100 Thousand Poets | Musicians for Change, 2013!!! The world is ready...growing hungry to hear the cries, see the passions in the stance for CHANGE! September 28th and September 29th, the Los Angeles Poet Society is leading the masses to the microphones, the stages, the soapboxes... Let's do this together! TODAY WE CHANGE OUR WORLD! 2 spots: Venice and North Hollywood! Check out Los Angeles' 100TPC homepage to see all of the Poets and Musicians currently involved:  http://www.100tpcmedia.org/ 100TPC2012/2013/05/jessica- wilson-los-angeles-2013/ Want in on this? Email me! venicesoapboxpoets@gmail.com

This Writer Wednesday, (8/28), we are happy to feature Poet,  Angel Perales ! Angel is part of the Feral Fusion team that hosts open mic each Thursday in North Hollywood! Angel Uriel Perales  is originally from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. He has written three collections of poetry and lyrical prose, Brown Recluse (Rumrazor Press, 2002, 97 pages), Long (Rumrazor Press, 2005, 87 pages), and The Curmudgeon and the Debutante (Offworld Publications, 2010, 50 pages).  He has worked for Hard Copy, Entertainment Tonight, Paramount Pictures, CBS, Viacom, and HBO. He lives in Valley Village, CA and works as a broadcast technician for the NFL Network. Writer Wednesday   is each Weds at Bob's Espresso Bar in the North Hollywood Arts District! Address : 5251 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601 Time:  7- 9:30pm Free show with Open Mic to all creative genres! 5 minutes, or as time allows! Enjoy a cup of espresso at Bob's!  www....

I live for the thought that I will die.

Hello Poets, Writers, Musicians & Friends! The Los Angeles Poet Society is alive in well! I am happy and excited to announce the  biggest lineup of events we've had to date! FIRST EVENT!  Wednesday, August 7th  -   Don Kingfisher Campbell  features at Writer Wednesdays! @  Bob's Espresso Bar  Address: 5251 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91606 Time:  7pm - 9:30pm Plus Open Mic to all creative genres! 5 minutes (or as time allows) Join us at Writer  Wednesday  as we come together -- a community of living art.  We are excited to feature  Don Kingfisher Campbell ! DON KINGFISHER CAMPBELL, listed on Poets and Writers, has been a performing poet/teacher for Red Hen Press youth writing workshops, publisher of the San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly, leader of the Emerging Urban Poets writing and Deep Critique workshops, organizer of the San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival, and host of the...

Bless the ground in its sacred realness. Bless the heart in its awareness   what it means to feel sister brother friend another   someone to hold, to tell quaint tales, fables of self, the realness that bites, the spirit to fight, a thirst to quench. These are the stones, hot or cold; that holds to our skins, sensation of life. Liveliness that lives in breath. Breathe to accompany the heartbeat; the seed that plants a kindling, "you're here for me to love. We are family." ...and the need is there. Then peace. nestled in love and fondness for my friend Cathy Greene who passed this morning. please rest in peace 7/4/1957  - 8/4/13

3 is the magic number, and we're all going to celebrate the magic together as Poetrypalooza tours through Los Angeles for year #3! Thank you to the ZZyZx WriterZ for starting this wonderful celebration!  We all want to thank YOU for all your support with every step! August 3rd, celebrate Poetry in Life at Beyond Baroque in Venice, CA! Featuring The Carma Bum, Poet, Actor, AWESOME Motha(shutyomouth!), S.A. Griffin! We are so excited to host  Cornelius Jones Jr.  -- he is an Actor, Dancer, Poet, Singer, who performed in The Lion King on Broadway!!!  http:// www.corneliusjonesjr.com/ Also featuring: Poet  Melissa Alvarado ! Poet Jeffrey Alan Rochlin! Poetry from the ZZyZx WriterZ! Poetry Workshop with Elena Secota! Music from Nocturno Hayes! ( http://nocturnohayes.com/ ) Artist in Residence: Nicole Fournier Including Open Mic! Art, Raffles, Food and More! No charge! Sponsors: ZZyZx WriterZ Nuvein Foundation for Literature and the Arts Los Angeles Poet Society...