The USC Chapter's Poetry Publishing Class is back! Come participate in the open mic and stay for a long awaited book release and signing.
The talented poet and musician Darryl "Subject Matter" Lewis is finaling gracing us with his poetry collection May Frances' Son! It is sure to be an epic night.
📍World Stage Performance Gallery
📅 Wednesday, May 20th 2026
🎟 $10
⏰️ 7:30PM
#poetry #nationalpoetrymonth #lapoetry #bookrelease #debutauthor
Darryl Lewis AKA Subject Matter is finally revealing his long awaited collection "May Frances' Son"! Come join us for a night of poetry and music at his book release and signing. Tickets are available at the door or on eventbrite.
Follow us and stay tuned for to see his cover!
📍World Stage Performance Gallery
📅 Wednesday, May 20th 2026
🎟 $10
⏰️ 7:30PM
🔗 In Bio
#poetry #lapoetry #bookrelease #debutauthor
We are throwing a rent party to close out National Poetry Month!
Join us in person or virtually to support the Sims Library of Poetry, California's first black-owned poetry library. Its growth from suitcase, to garage, and now the West Coast's largest poetry collection is a living legacy. More than a library, it is a vital sanctuary where the community gathers to read, write, and perform.
Your support ensures this rare, inclusive space remains accessible for marginalized voices. Please help keep that legacy alive.
🔗 to donate: munitylit.org/give-words
📅 April 30th
📍 The Sims Library of Poetry
⏰️ 7:00PM
🎟 GA: $20, VIP: $100, Pillar: $500
Please feel free to share as well! Thank you for being part of our community.
Join me, Executive Director and Founder Hiram Sims, for the evening news on Fox 11+ (Channel 13). I'll be joining Christine Devine on LA Live News Tonight to talk about National Poetry Month. Also streaming live on FoxLA.com and the Fox Local app. Monday, April 27. @foxla@devinenews
We are throwing a rent party to close out National Poetry Month!
Join us to support the Sims Library of Poetry, California's first black-owned poetry library. Its growth from suitcase, to garage, and now the West Coast's largest poetry collection is a living legacy. More than a library, it is a vital sanctuary where the community gathers to read, write, and perform.
Your support ensures this rare, inclusive space remains accessible for marginalized voices. Please help keep that legacy alive.
Our party agenda is showcasing LA feature poets, an open mic, vendors, and light bites. End National Poetry Month 2026 surrounded by poetry.
🔗 to donate: /rent-party?preview=1777066549&save=success
📅 April 30th
📍 The Sims Library of Poetry
⏰️ 7:00PM
🎟 Tiered ticketing prices, lowest $20
#poetrymonth #poetry #localibrary #library
🌎This Earth Day, we’re turning to poetry📝
We’re sharing 2 writing prompts that explore our
relationship with the natural world—our dependence, our impact, & the possibility of listening more closely.
🌍Poetry gives us space to reflect, question, grieve, & reimagine. We hope these prompts invite you to do the same.📘
If you write something, we’d love to read it! 🌿
#EarthDay #PoetryPrompts #PoetryCommunity #EcoPoetry #naturewriting
Come join us next Wednesday, the 15th for the USC Chapter's open mic for National Poetry Month!! Followed by the book release and signing of the sensational songstress @poetresseproject
📅 4/15/2026
📍 World Stage Performance Gallery
⏰️ 7:30 PM
🎟 $10 Entry
The talented Theresa Robbinson AKA Poetresse is gracing and being graced by having her long anticipated book release during National Poetry Month!! Please come join us in welcoming From Seed to Spirit, her debut poetry collection!
📍World Stage Performance Gallery
📅 Wednesday, April 11th 2026
🎟 $10
⏰️ 7:30PM
#poetry #nationalpoetrymonth #lapoetry #bookrelease #debutauthor
Next Wednesday. Pull up.🫡😎
The World Stage Press presents
Forged By Earthquake Words & Fire
This collection captures a twenty-year evolution from a “shy kid” writing in secret journals to an impassioned poet and hip-hop artist. For two decades, these words were a private sanctuary for healing and self-discovery. Now shared, they serve as a seismic force—an earthquake intended to shatter old beliefs and generational cycles. Blending rhythmic playfulness with raw vulnerability, this work honors the depth of human resilience and the fires from which they are forged. It offers a voice to those who have felt unheard and proves that personal transformation is possible through the power of language.
Mark your calendar.
Wednesday
April 8th 7:30p - 9p
At the Sims Library of Poetry
2702 W Florence Ave
I’ll be signing books come grab one🫡🙌🏾
Grab your tickets at:
bit.ly/rhips-bookrelease
The Glass and Quill Gallery is hosting its first show post remodel!
We invite you to come celebrate National Poetry Month at our exhibition featuring local visual artists which will be our inspiration for the ekphrasis poetry workshop. Afterwards you'll have a chance to share your piece at the open mic in our lovely outdoor patio.
📅 Saturday April 11th
📍 Glass and Quill Gallery, 2614 W Florence Ave
⏰️ Exhibit/Workshop 5:00PM, Open Mic 6:30PM
🎟 $15
**There are still 2 spots left to be a featured visual artist, DM for more information**
#poetrycommunity #losangelesart #artshow #openmic #nationalpoetrymonth
This upcoming release won't just be hot off the press it will be ON FIRE!! Pre-Order is available now on the World Stage Press website and tickets for the show are available on eventbrite or at the door!!
Do National Poetry Month right and come support!!
#poetry #lapoetry #nationalpoetrymonth #bookrelease #poetrybookrelease
Is it lunacy to stay up past midnight on a Tuesday?! Maybe but that sounds like it could be a good poem- right? This is poetry New Year's Eve ya'll- let us gather and share our stories to start this month at a writing run!!!
There will be some light bites but feel free to bring your own midnight snack. And even better, bring your open mic A game.
**bonus: used book poetry swap! Bring a beloved/annotated/spare poetry book to exchange with other folks!
And don'y forget you can always check out a book from the library!
#poetry #poetrycommunity #lapoetry #poetryopenmic
