The mind, a dormant stone

Who says Poets can't also be Rock Stars? Well, Jim Morrison clearly did it... Bob Dylan... now it's time for Jessica Wilson to rock the boulevard!  I'm going to join Joe "City" Garcia's Urban Desert Cabaret tonight, along with the Belly dancing Poet, Kimberly Cobian, Singer/Songwriter Teddy Quinn and much more! Juan Cardenas, LA's Flutist!, will be joining me on a performance or two as well!  This will be the night we make some magic!  Who is Jessica Wilson?  Founder of the Los Angeles Poet Society, an East LA Poet born, raised in the county of San Bernardino and back again in LA! For those of you who know me...you know that I have this vision of LA and enjoy bringing my art to the people and sharing everyone's joys! I've got my MFA and BA in Writing/Poetry/ and Art History. It's a passion, you could say. I have been in some wonderful books with my LA colleagues and comrades for change all around the world! Tonight' t...

I am so happy that LA has found itself curling into a good book! So much so that we are here celebrating the 2nd year of the Grand Park Book Fest! That's right! I was there last year...watching. This time, I am there...doing! This is a free event...and a great way to meet some cool new words! :) Here is the COMPLETE schedule of events on the Grand Park website:  http://grandparkla.org/ai1ec_event/grand-parks-downtown-bookfest/?instance_id  

Helloooooooooo Universe! Let the Poet emerge from her sleeping shell and burst into a stream of color across the sky! It's time y'all...the cocoon bursts open and I bubble forth... "Hellllllllllo" :) This weekend is packed with action for me! I am honored to be featuring at 3 shows! THREE. Good things...they say... well you know the cliche. Good THINGS!  I am performing/reading at the La Puente Art Walk at 2 galleries, one solo and one with my husband, the Flutist, Juan Cardenas!  SHOW DETAILS Saturday March 15th at the La Puente Art Walk in the heart of the old Downtown District of La Puente! ************************** ************************** *************** 7- 8pm BLOOD LUST 2: THE RECKONING https://www.facebook.com/ events/309211422550908/ An all female art show revolving around the theme of Loss and Heartbreak including the debut of the Heartbreak poetry anthology, an all female anthology.  I will be reading a select piece, perhaps 2 ...

This Friday, March 7th at Beyond Baroque, the Los Angeles edition of the RPB Anthology is released to the ether!   I am so excited to be a part of this collection! So HONORED!!! Catch the show at Beyond Baroque, 8pm! Address: 681 Venice Blvd. Venice, CA  Purchase your book at the event, or online at:  http://www.vagabondbooks.net / This anthology, a selection of works from 70 local poets, and the great photo-art of local Venice artist, Mike Chamness, represents a powerful and broad spectrum of voices throughout the entire   region.  Though by no means intended to be an exhaustive collection of all the great poets there are to discover here, let this anthology speak as an introduction to the soul of our communities, here in this great city, the belly of the beast, Los Angeles, California.   “That a Revolutionary Poets Brigade exists in Los Angeles is a bit of a miracle and thanks to Mark Lipman in ElAye th...