Angels Flight • literary west

For Kamala Your name is not
an apology, the sound kowtowing
to ears accustomed to Jennifers
and Debbies. You are a namesake
for a temple rising
in the Chao Phraya River,
face to the morning sun. Your name
is mantra, meant for repetition. #Kamala aflwmag.com/2021/02/01/car…

For Prema, also known as Divine Love For Neelakshi, also known as Blue Eyes For Kamala, also known as Lotus And for me, The Red Glow of Dawn —from “Cardamon Vowels” by @aruniwrites aflwmag.com/2021/02/01/car… #kamala #vp #potus #lotusforpotus🪷

@BruceBorgos Yes, and said so in this piece, "Ohio Girl." "Although it is viewed (by the upper and middle classes) as the domain of the stupid and the jobless, jury duty is an institution that brings out the best in people." @michelebraphael aflwmag.com/2016/02/29/ohi…

I always knew that #Ohio "had a good head on its shoulders," as they say in Ohio. Here's how I knew. @AFLWMag @michelebraphael @JoshuaTreeNPS #rockycolavito #jimmypiersall #ohio1 @ChrissieHynde aflwmag.com/2016/02/29/ohi…

TODAY: 4-8 at Beyond Baroque! Join us! Hope to see you there! FREE! RSVP! ☀️🍃🎙️🎶🎨

Happy #pubday to #ExpoContributor and former Associate Editor @CayceOsborne! Buy your copy in our @Bookshop_Org: bit.ly/ExpoBookshop, and read Cayce’s #Flash405: #Blue winner here: bit.ly/Favorites405. @crookedlanebks @AFLWMag @michelebraphael @dilodilo #ExpoRecommends

@helaineolen @nils_gilman As I wrote at Angels Flight/Literary West, "New York is the place that says, 'Do I look like I'm off-duty to you, pal?' and LA lies on its back and says, 'Hello, may I help you?'" @michelebraphael @AFLWMag aflwmag.com/2016/02/29/ohi…

I’m hosting this panel tonight at @StoriesEchoPark! Come listen to tales of LA underground/punk/queer excess as we remember local legend #SeandeLear & discuss their just-published diary! Perfect for 1st day of #Pride 💕💕💕

ONE DAY LEFT to apply for @TheAmandaGorman Future Voices Poetry Prize, awarded by @BBLitArts! In the wake of the removal of Gorman’s "The Hill We Climb" from a Florida elementary school and book bans across the U.S., it's critical to support young, BIPOC poets. Please share! ⬇️

I'll be part of this great event this Saturday at Beyond Baroque in Venice, CA. Please come by!

This book about best friends, famous parents, queer love, a best summer ever list that includes skinny dipping, and a Drew Barrymore marathon comes out in eight days!! This is my favorite thing I’ve ever written please please consider pre-ordering. levinequerido.com/the-secret-sum…

There is less than one week left to apply for the Amanda Gorman Future Voices Poetry Prize! The deadline is June 1, 2023. To learn more about our goals with this prize, and to apply, visit the link below. beyondbaroque.org/AmandaGormanPr…

What an honor, these words from poet-extraordinaire + my dear friend, Richard Modiano. Thank you always, Richard, for your kindness and rare insight. Book Cover art: Hazel Angell To pre-order Now You Are a Missing Person: moontidepress.com/books

Before his name became a hashtag, #GeorgeFloyd was a human being who mattered. A brother, a father, a friend. A person. I’m praying for his family today.

"If we hold too tightly to the reigns of logic or control, we diminish the possibilities for mystery that [...] are the truth of the matter, being at the heart of the human experience." —@MayaCPopa The poet on joy, grief, transcendence, and reckoning. bombmagazine.org/articles/maya-…

🩵 RAYMOND CARVER #BOTD in 1938 HAPPINESS “So early it’s still almost dark out. I’m near the window with coffee, and the usual early morning stuff that passes for thought. […] Happiness. It comes on unexpectedly. And goes beyond really, any early morning talk about it.”

Start your day by taking a few minutes to re-listen to @TheAmandaGorman’s inspirational poem.

Join us for a prose workshop with Carribean Fragoza! "Chancla Cartography" will draw from elements of nonfiction and fiction to call upon personal and collective narratives embedded in familiar landscapes. RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/chancla-cart…

Beyond Baroque and The Unwrinkled Ear present a one night only performance featuring Franck Vigroux, Antoine Schmitt, and Marlo De Lara. RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/the-unwrinkl…