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LUMMIS DAY LIBRARY PROGRAM
- FEATURES POETRY READINGS, POETRY WORKSHOPS -
Poetry will be coming to Northeast Los Angeles libraries this spring in a series of five events presented by the 3rd annual Lummis Day Festival.
The library poetry program, which begins in late April and continues on consecutive Saturdays through May, will lead in to the gala poetry reading that serves as the opening event of the Lummis Day Festival on June 1 at Lummis Home.
Poets William Archila, Lory Bedikian and others will read their work at afternoon library gatherings in April and May. On alternating weeks, Archila and Bedikian will also be conducting free writing workshops -- giving poetry lovers and library-goers a chance to find their own artistic voices. Finally, at a wrap-up party at the Braun Library of the Southwest Museum, emerging writers will share their work in company with more established poets and other artists.
The Lummis Day Library program and the Festival's June 1 gala poetry reading at Lummis Home are sponsored by Poets & Writers Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation.
This round of poetry happenings begins April 26, 2008 and continues through May!
Lory Bedikian
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Lory Bedikian earned her MFA from the University of Oregon where she received the Dan Kimble First Year Teaching Award in Poetry. Her collection of poetry has been selected as a finalist in both the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition and the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award Competition. She has been published in various journals including the Connecticut Review, Heliotrope, and Poetry International. She currently writes a column, "Poetry Matters," for the Armenian Reporter. |
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William Archila
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William Archila received his MFA from the University of Oregon. His poems have appeared in the Georgia Review, AGN1, Crab Orchard Review, Poetry International, the Los Angeles Review, Notre Dame and Portland Review, among others. His work will also appear in Puerto Del Sol. His first book, The Art of Exile, is forthcoming from Bilingual Press. |
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NOTE: All events are free and open to the public.
Saturday, April 26, 3 PM
• Poetry reading, El Sereno
Branch Library
5226 S. Huntington Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032 - (323)225-9201
Saturday, May 3, 3 PM
• Poetry workshop, Arroyo Seco
Regional Branch Library
6145 N. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90042 - (323)255-0537
Saturday, May 10, 3 PM
• Poetry reading, Eagle Rock
Branch Library
5027 Caspar Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90041 - (323) 258-8078 |
Saturday, May 17, 3 PM
• Poetry workshop, Cypress Park
Branch Library
1150 Cypress Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90065 - (323) 224-0039
Saturday, May 24
• Braun Library party
Music, poetry, open mic, refreshments,
books for sale, and more! |
The Lummis Day library program was designed and organized by Lummis Day Community Foundation members Kate Gaidos, a librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library Arroyo Seco Branch; Elizabeth Garcia, field representative for Anthony Portantino, Assemblymember, 44th State Assembly District; Suzanne Lummis, founder, Los Angeles Poetry Festival; and Anna Liza Posas, reference librarian, Braun Research Library of the Autry National Center.
Support for the Lummis Day Library program and the Festival's June 1 gala poetry reading at Lummis Home is provided by Poets & Writers Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation.
"Lummis Day: The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles" will take place on Sunday June 1.
Lummis Day is presented by the Annenberg Foundation and the Autry National Center. Festival sponsors include the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Arroyo Seco, Eagle Rock, Greater Cypress Park and Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Councils, public radio station KPFK 90.7, the Arroyo Seco Journal, Poets & Writers, Inc., the North Figueroa Association, Los Angeles City Council Districts 1 and 14, the Historical Society of Southern California, Heritage Square Museum, the Highland Park Heritage Trust, the Mount Washington Association, the Los Angeles Poetry Festival and other community organizations.
Contact: Kate Gaidos
Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library
(323) 255-1359
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