We’d like to introduce you to our new Beyond Baroque Board of Trustees Treasurer, Cynthia Alessandra Briano! We’re thrilled to have Cynthia on our board and excited to see what she brings to our organization!
Last week we hosted Tim Seibles and Suzanne Lummis for a reading of their latest books! If you missed it be sure to check out our YouTube channel for the livestream! Today we’ve decided to feature Tim Seibles’ poem, “Movie,” from Poetry Goes to the Movies for today’s #poetrytuesday.
Beyond Baroque is proud to introduce one of our 2026 Linda J. Albertano Poetry Fellows, Shelby Pinkham, at a celebratory reading and reception this Saturday, April 11, at 2 PM.
RSVP www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2026-linda-j-albertano-poetry-fellowship-reading-celebration-tickets-1986038967013
Beyond Baroque is proud to introduce one of our 2026 Linda J. Albertano Poetry Fellows, Amy Raasch, at a celebratory reading this Saturday, April 11, at 2 PM.
RSVP www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2026-linda-j-albertano-poetry-fellowship-reading-celebration-tickets-1986038967013
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Beyond Baroque and Trenches Full of Poets! Reading with features Brian Dunlap and Grace Olguin followed by an Open Mic featuring YOU!
Beyond Baroque is proud to present the 5th International Poetry Film Festival, Los Angeles! Featuring 64 poem-based films selected by festival director Lynn Holley and Beyond Baroque, the films will be screened in The Wanda Coleman Theater.
Visit our website to get tickets (discounts for members).
On Saturday, April 11, our third Linda J. Albertano Poetry Fellow will give readings in The Wanda Coleman Theater joined by last year’s fellow Nikki Ochoa and more TBA! Tickets here www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2026-linda-j-albertano-poetry-fellowship-reading-celebration-tickets-1986038967013.
The Baldwin Hills Branch Library is having a youth-led open mic event celebrating diverse communities in Los Angeles! Our very own jimmy vega will be keynote speaker!
RSVP by emailing bldhls@lapl.org or calling (323) 733-1196. Sign up to perform on Baldwin Hills Branch Library’s website!
Join us in wishing Anika Duenas a happy belated birthday! An LA artist and outgoing printmaker and zinester, we are blessed to have her in the team as our current Publicity & Marketing intern! Many cheers to you and we hope you have a great year ahead!
We'd like to wish a belated happy birthday to our Bookstore & Programs Assistant Genesis Perez! We cherish their positive energy, their creative storytelling, and the way they bring our team together. Thank you for everything, Gena! Here's to many more fun times with you! 🩷
This Table Read will be held from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM, just this once!
Join us for a session of careful, attentive live reading and interpretation of “What is Authority” by Hannah Arendt and “The School of Public Life” by the late Fred Dewey.
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TWIN PEAKS NIGHT AT BEYOND BAROQUE! Sat. March 14 at 7 PM!
Poetry, Surf Punk, and a String Quartet!!
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/1978664158...
Godlike: Richard Hell at Beyond Baroque is SOLD OUT. If you’d like to attend, we’ll be keeping a limited waitlist at the door.
Please arrive early and present your tickets to our front-of-house staff upon arrival!
Our current gallery exhibition, “Language is a Place” by artist Víctor Mortales is being extended! Now on view until March 21, come visit The Mike Kelley Gallery this month to catch the final weeks of this extraordinary show! Our gallery is open Fridays & Saturdays 12pm - 6pm, or by appointment.
Hear from the other anthology contributors and pick up your copy at Beyond Baroque on Friday the 13th! Tickets on sale now at the link here www.eventbrite.com/e/xicanx-futurism-flash-fiction-poetry-and-essays-exploring-xicanx-sci-fi-tickets-1983022158658!
This #poetrytuesday we’re featuring Osmani Ochoa’s poem, “re: <migrant>futurism,” from the anthology Xicanx Futurism (Riot of Roses Publishing), edited by Scott Rusell Duncan. The first poem of the anthology, Ochoa’s work serves as an introduction to the concept of Xicanx futurism.
This past February was packed with events at Beyond Baroque! We hosted book launches, threw a sesentañera, had a BB reading in Echo Park, listened to blues, and welcomed artist Víctor Mortales to The Wanda Coleman Theater for a special performance. Get ready for more amazing events this spring!
Join us for the 6th Annual 30 in 30 Workshop with Brendan Constantine!
This workshop will be conducted across 5 Saturdays, Mar 28 - Apr 25, 11am - 1pm. All workshops on Zoom
Register www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-baroques-sixth-annual-30-in-30-workshop-with-brendan-constantine-tickets-1984158524559
Join us at Beyond Baroque for an evening with Punk Rock legend, Richard Hell! He will be reading from his novel “Godlike” & book-signing in The Wanda Coleman Theater. Tickets at the link here www.eventbrite.com/e/godlike-richard-hell-at-beyond-baroque-tickets-1982935198558!
For Black History Month, Beyond Baroque presents an evening with filmmaker documentarian Stanley Mitchell. Venice America collects several years' worth of archival footage, considering Venice's Oakwood community over three decades after major violence in 1993–94 followed by waves of gentrification.
We’re now accepting applications for the 2026 Linda J. Albertano Poetry Fellowship! This fellowship offers a chance for emerging women and nonbinary poets to develop their artistic practice.
APPLICATION DEADLINE is March 20, 2026. More info and apply here www.beyondbaroque.org/lindaalbertano26.html
Join us for Fix Your Hearts or Die, a Twin Peaks/David Lynch Night!
The Black Lodge String Quartet will perform renditions of the series’ theme songs! Featured poets CD Eskilson, Mylo Lam, and Joseph Paulson will read, followed by L.A.-based surf punk band The Martian Sunset closing out the night.
Join us on Wednesday, March 4 for a presentation Speaking in Tongues/Hablando en Lenguas: Poesía Mexa-Chicanx, comprised of four books that bring together eight Chicanx poets.
Tickets www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-in-tongues-hablando-en-lenguas-conversacion-y-lectura-de-poesia-tickets-1982923835571
Join us at Beyond Baroque for an evening with Punk Rock legend, Richard Hell. He will be reading from his novel “Godlike” & book-signing in The Wanda Coleman Theater.
Get tickets here www.eventbrite.com/e/godlike-richard-hell-at-beyond-baroque-tickets-1982935198558
Repost from @mayorofla:
Applications are now open for the City of Los Angeles Poet Laureate. This role calls for a visionary storyteller who can reflect Los Angeles as it is, imagine what it can become, and inspire emerging writers.
Apply today www.lapl.org/los-angeles-poet-laureate-submissions