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Marsha de la O

Poetry Flash 50th Anniversary Celebration: Suzanne Lummis, Lynne Thompson, Brendan Constantine, more

1 JUNE 2024 — saturday

Beyond Baroque presents a day of poetry and performances in celebration of Poetry Flash's 50th anniversary; Featuring poetry readings by Brendan Constantine, Dementia, Suzanne Lummis,Open Twenty-Four Hours: Poems, Marsha de la O, Creature, Phil Taggart, Rick Sings, Lynne Thompson, Blue on a Blue Palette, Poetry Flash contributing editor Lee Rossi, Say Anything, Ramón García, The Chronicles and Other Countries, and Steven Rood, music from behind a stone wall; with editor and director of Poetry Flash, Joyce Jenkins; Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, Los Angeles, free, 7:00 pm PDT (For more information, visit: www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-flash-turns-50-tickets-906345041417?aff=oddtdtcreator)




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24 FEBRUARY 2026 — tuesday

  • Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience, by Raymond O. Caldwell and Adrienne Torf, is an intimate portrait of June Jordan, the late poet, activist, and UC Berkeley professor known for her commitment to justice and self-determination for all; the performance mixes words, music, and movement, and will feature Jordan's poetry, interviews, and other writings performed by a six-actor ensemble from the Fountain Theatre's Los Angeles production, and Jordan's collaborator and partner, composer/pianist Adrienne Torf, who has set the work to her music, and music by John Adams and Bernice Johnson Reagon; Poetry For The People: The June Jordan Experience was honored with the Theater Washington Helen Hayes Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play in 2023, this performance is the only one outside of Los Angeles this year; The Freight, 2020 Addison Street, downtown Berkeley, purchase Premium, General, or Livestream tickets online, $40-$75, 7:00 PST (Premium tickets include admission to the post show reception with the cast and sponsors; General Admission and Livestream tickets are also available, there is no way to view the Livestream after the event has ended: thefreight.org)

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