Topic: Poetry

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Donika Kelly’s "In the Chapel of St. Mary’s".

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Victoria Chang’s "Friendships."

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Shirley Geok-lin Lim’s “Learning to Love America”

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Amy Uyematsu’s “The Sign Says `Closed for Business’”

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Teresa Mei Chuc’s poem “Agent Blue”.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Holly Prado Northrup’s poem “Harry It’s Raining”

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Francisco X. Alarcón’s “Words are Birds”.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jayne Cortez’s “Rose Solitude”.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Ralph Angel’s “And the Grass Did Grow”.

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Wanda Coleman’s “American Sonnet 15”.