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March 3, Thursday 7:30 PM WILL ALEXANDER AND FRIENDS

Join Will and special guest readers as well as musicians.
Enjoy music with WILL ALEXANDER on the piano and ANDREW JORON on the theremin.

General Admission Policyapplies:
Admission $7, students/seniors/children $5, members FREE
Street parking.

February 27, Sunday 7:30 PM FANGIRLS: COMICS AND POETRY has been cancelled!

Unfortunately, we have to cancel the following event due to unforeseen circumstances: 

February 27, Sunday 7:30 PM
FANGIRLS: COMICS AND POETRY
It will be rescheduled some time later in the year. 

Sorry about any inconvenience this may cause.

RIP Akilah Oliver

Akilah Oliver has left us. During her time in Los Angles she was a supporter of Beyond Baroque and a frequent reader here. We will miss her.

Akilah was born in 1961 in St. Louis and grew up in Los Angeles. In the 1990’s she founded and performed with the feminist performance collective Sacred Naked Nature Girls. For several years, Akilah lived in Boulder, Colorado, where she raised her son Oluchi McDonald (1982-2003) and was a teacher, activist and beloved member of the community at Naropa University’s Jack Kerouac  School of Disembodied Poetics. When she resided in Los Angeles Akilah was associated with the Beyond Baroque Literart Arts Center where she gave readings and taught workshops. Recently, in New York City, Akilah taught poetry and writing at The New School, Pratt Insitute and The Poetry Project, where she also served as Monday Night Readings Coordinator in 07-08.  Her books include A Toast in the House of Friends (Coffee House 2009) the she said dialogues: flesh memory, a book of experimental prose poetry honored by the PEN American Center’s “Open Book” program, and the chapbooks An Arriving Guard of Angels, Thusly Coming to Greet (Farfalla, McMillan & Parrish, 2004), The Putterer’s Notebook (Belladonna 2006), “a(A)ugust” (Yo-Yo Labs, 2007) and A Collection of Objects (Tente 2010).

New Beyond Music Program mentioned in Palisadian-Post on 2-24-11!

Tonight at 8PM on Friday, 2-25-11 please join us to celebrate the launch of our newly created Beyond Music Program curated by Daniel Rothman!

Venice resident James Berkowitz, has been selected to appear in the debut issue of the international publication Blood & Honey Review

We want to congratulate Venice poet James Berkowitz on his success!

The poem “No Words Were Spoken,” written by Venice resident James Berkowitz, has been selected to appear in the debut issue of the international publication Blood & Honey Review, a new literary magazine supported by the American University of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Much more in the press release below. We hope you will consider sharing this information.

The online version of the journal is available at www.bloodandhoneyreview.com <http://www.bloodandhoneyreview.com> 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Los Angeles-based poet James Berkowitz
to be published in esteemed international publication

LOS ANGELES, CA – (February 21, 2011) – When James Berkowitz, poet, writer and multi-media artist, received word that his poem No Words Were Spoken had been selected by Blood & Honey Review, a new literary magazine supported by the American University of Bosnia and Herzegovina for inclusion in its debut issue (First quarter, 2011), he was elated.

“This will be the first time a poem I have penned will be translated into a foreign language and be published in both the online and print versions of an international literary journal,” offered Berkowitz. “I feel truly honored.”

Blood & Honey Review has a mission to promote a vibrant literary life in the Balkans and at the university by connecting writers and artists from the Balkans to the world - and promoting writers and artists from the world in the Balkans. The publication’s name is derived from the Turkish words Bal, which means Blood and Kan, which means Honey.

Berkowitz received word of his poem’s selection on December 16, 2010 via email from the magazine’s co-editor, Dr. Melvin Sterne. Dr. Sterne is also an Assistant Professor of English at the American University of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Berkowitz chose No Words Were Spoken for submission to Blood & Honey Review for two important reasons.

“The poem has been well received at public readings, such as the December 2010 Venice Art Crawl,” said Berkowitz. “In addition, it is truly personal and fresh, having been written just a few months ago.”           

Blood & Honey Review is available online at http://bloodandhoneyreview.com/ and will be available at bookstores throughout the Balkan region and the United States beginning in June.

James Berkowitz is a Los Angeles-based poet, writer and multi-media artist. The Massachusetts native has published two books “The Angels are Watching” (2003) and “Canteen Trumpets at Noon” (1997). His works have appeared in such publications as Pasadena Weekly, Los Angeles Independent Newspaper, The Pacific Grove Press, Creations Magazine and Vision Magazine as well as several newspapers, magazines and online journals. James is currently at work on his third book, a collection of poems and short stories. He is also actively working on several multi-media projects. Those living or visiting the greater Los Angeles area can also find him reading and performing live. James loves the magnificence of nature and its many settings as well as the pulse and stimulation of city streets with awareness of the beauty that springs forth from each.

For more information or a copy of the poem, please feel free to contact James directly at jamesberkowitzwriter@gmail.com <http://jamesberkowitzwriter@gmail.com> , 646.896.4293 or visit www.jamesberkowitz.com <http://www.jamesberkowitz.com> .

Saturday, March 5, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 - We will remember Nita Donovan

Please stay tuned for more info coming soon like a brief paragraph of information about the event, including names of participants.

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We are very excited to share with you everything that is important to us in the arts and literary scene and we hope you do the same!