The Honorable Karen Bass, Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, is pleased to announce the continuation of the City of Los Angeles Poet Laureate program, which is a collaboration between the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) and the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA). Just as the National Poet Laureate works from within the Library of Congress, the City of Los Angeles Poet Laureate will work from within the Los Angeles Public Library. Since 2012, the Los Angeles Poet Laureate has both represented the City and engaged the community using poetry and literature, including esteemed previous Poet Laureates Eloise Klein Healy, Luis Rodriguez, Robin Coste Lewis, and Lynne Thompson.
Booklists
Poetry Organizations
- Academy of American Poets
- Berkelely Lunch Poems
- Beyond Baroque
- Library of Congress
- Poetry Foundation
- World Without Borders
Past Poet Laureates
E-Media
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- Poetry Titles on Overdrive
- Poetry Audiobooks on Hoopla
- Poetry Films on Kanopy
- National Poetry Month Playlist on Freegal
- The American Poetry Review Magazine on RBdigital
Classes & Databases
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