LGBTQ+ people are always having to create new names: for self, for love, for home. This series featuring leading voices in LGBTQ+ literature explores what it means to make a home in words. Each show will feature a new celebration of queer poets, culminating in an interactive solo show by the curator.
July 26:
Pride Poets 5-year Retrospective
Celebrate the 5-year anniversary of Pride Poets, who have written over 3,000 poems for strangers at Pride
with members of the Pride Poets
August 15:
Other Words for Home: West Hollywood Slam Team Showcase
Come see the award-winning West Hollywood Slam Team, with poets Pastiche Queen, Tee, Missy Fuego, Nate Lovell, and Raul Herrera
September 13:
RENT Poet 10-year Retrospective
Celebrate the 10-year anniversary of RENT Poet, the challenge curator Brian Sonia-Wallace took to pay his rent through poetry which turned into a career with director Linda Ravenswood, Editor-in-Chief of The Los Angeles Press