The mind, a dormant stone

​Hello Writers and Friends! This week the NoHo Arts District welcomes thousands of literary lovers to Lankershim Blvd where all the magic will unfold for the 2nd ANNUAL Lit Crawl LA: NoHo! ​​ The show is broken up into 3 Rounds...each round holding over a dozen events to choose from or hop around on your trek through the Crawl! The complete schedule of events can be found here:  http://litcrawl.org/la/schedule/ ​ ​ ​ ​​ ​There are a variety of shows that measure literature through means of horror, erotica, humor, spoken word and mind tricks...and so much more! Definitely take a look at the schedule and mark your favorites for each round! The Los Angeles Poet Society is so proud to be a part of the show for the 2nd year in a row as a Community Sponsor. We are also hosting our own event,  A Night with a NoHo Beat!   This show features  Julio the Conga Poet Rodriguez  laying down the conga...

I've had the most amazing poetic journey...soul hours...hours of growth -- delivering the word and living up to it I feel so blessed and so happy to live the life that I have. In a whirlwind of travel Juan and I have truly unleashed truth -- in magnitudes we'd never imagine reachable... all in the name of POETRY From the beautiful open hills of Petaluma -- for the California Poets in the Schools retreat at IONS (Institute of Noetic Sciences) which was the rebirth long needed, and in meeting new friends and soul mates of the same spirit and passion to teach our youth and aid them in their paths to positivity & creativity!!! To all the Poet Teachers -- I am HONORED to breathe beside you! From this wonderful experience, we made it back to our creative home, our ROCK, Beyond Baroque -- to the arms of a FULL CROWD of SoapBox Poets celebrating the work of the beautiful and FIERCE Poet  Alex...

We are so proud to announce the WINNER of the 2014 Los Angeles Poet Society SUMMER POETRY CONTEST: Photo of Alexis Fancher, DTLA, (c)2014  Alexis Fancher for her winning poem Tonight We Will Bloom for One Night Only Alexis will be awarded and give a reading of her poem at the SoapBox Poets Open Mic on October 12th, 2-4 pm, at Beyond Baroque! Address: 681 Venice Blvd. Venice, CA Free show with OPEN MIC! 7 minutes is yours for the taking! Alexis wins a $75 cash prize, publication of her poem on our LAPS website, and a LAPS event/reading of her poem! Runners up: Karen Vande Bossche 's poem July Musings  and Don Kingfisher Campbell ' s  Joshua Tree Trip  - both of these poems will also be published on the LAPS website. We received many amazing submissions and want to THANK YOU for submitting your work to the Los Angeles Poet Society!