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Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond

Synopsis:

A marvelous selection of 112 poets, predominantly from Los Angeles. The editor selected poets from adjacent areas.  After all, Los Angeles is a city that does not seem to have boundaries, with its residents from all over the world.

 

Reviews

  • Read review by: Michael C. Baradi

    In her introduction to Wide Awake, editor Suzanne Lummis informs us how she and her publisher came up with the title for this poetry anthology.  They wanted a title that “stands against the notion that the metropolis is densely packed with dreamers who came to participate in The Dream Factory...