REGULAR ADMISSION
$10 General Admission, $6 Students/Seniors, Members free
Selected events will have a special admission price.

COMMUNITY EVENTS
Suggested Donation $5-10,
no one turned away for lack of funds.

L.A. Book Launch: Gail Wronsky & Paul Lieber

Thursday, September 11 , 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Join us for an evening of poetry with Gail Wronsky and Paul Lieber in celebration of new book-length collections. Gail Wronsky's, Mockingbird’s Proverbs, moves through meditations on inherited wisdom, mortality, and survival in a world in crisis. Paul Lieber's, Slow Return, shines through the poet's "ability to go beyond the ekphrastic," in the words of poet Jim Natal.

L.A. Book Launch: Penguin Noir by Nicelle Davis

Friday, September 12 , 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Join us for an evening with Nicelle Davis and her new book Penguin Noir, a novel in verse offering “a view of life under a man-made ecosystem.” Poets Rich Ferguson, Kathleen Florence, Brian Sonia-Wallace, Amy Raasch, Jeremy Ra, Bill Rather, Victoria McCoy, Terri Niccum, Hanna Pachman, Jose Rios, and Aruni Wijesinghe will also be featured. Hosted by improv actors serving drinks, introducing poets, and setting the stage with a full noir-inspired ambiance, each poet will read 2 (Noir-style) poems.

Table Reading: What is Freedom?

Saturday, September 13 , 11:00 AM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque

Join for a session of careful, attentive live reading and interpretation of “What is Freedom” from The School of Public Life by the late Fred Dewey. Table Reading sessions are hosted at Beyond Baroque, led by Renee Petropolous and the Fred Rogers Dewey Legacy Project (FRDLP).

Zines of Restistance: Community Zine-Making Workshop

Saturday, September 13 , 3:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque

In reaction to censorship of free speech and the systematic attacks on marginalized communities in this country, Beyond Baroque is hosting “Zines of Resistance,” a day of cathartic zine creation! Zines have historically been used to spread information and creative expression without going through traditional publishing. We want to uplift and encourage our community to create zines with us during these times in which solidarity is most needed.

The NEW Series: Steven Reigns, Chris Santiago, féi iká shumarí

Saturday, September 13 , 7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Beyond Baroque presents a special installment of The NEW Series featuring three acclaimed Southern California poets Chris Santiago, Steven Reigns, and, féi iká shumarí. Each will debut new work written exclusively for this event, inspired by the theme "Poetry & Shelter."

Skulls & Stairs: Blackaller, Marquez, Williams, Cuervo

THursday, September 18, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque

Join us in the infamous staircase of the original Venice city hall building for a showcase of experimental, obscure, and punk poetry. This September features zinemakers, poets, and multidisciplinary artists hailing from all corners of Los Angeles, including Luis Blackaller, Duncan Cuervo, Beth Marquez, and Constant Williams.

HAUNT ME: Latine Poets Give Voice to Ancestors

Friday, September 19, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Award-winning Latine poets--Cynthia A. Briano, Melinda Palacio, Luivette Resto -- reflect on their writing from ancestors as they celebrate the Los Angeles launch of José Enrique Medina's Rattle Prize winning book "Haunt Me." How do you choose your hauntings? What can you do to give voice to missing knowledge and to trace unknown ancestors? Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month and writing from heart, these poets give voice to their ancestors and other trailblazers who have influenced their work.

Celebrating Jan Wesley: Book Release & Reading

Saturday, September 20, 2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Beyond Baroque and What Books Press invite you to celebrate the posthumous release of It Wasn’t Always Like This by the late Jan Wesley (1950–2025). A radiant poet, Jan left behind a body of work that captures both the fragility and resilience of living. Her writing appeared in Askew, The Iowa Review, Rattle, Spillway, and many other journals and anthologies. This gathering will feature readings by Gail Wronsky, David St. John, Jim Natal, Mariano Zaro, Sarah Maclay, Jeanette Clough, Marjorie Becker, Holaday Mason, and Paul Lieber, followed by a reception in the Poets’ Garden. Join us to honor Jan’s life, her poetry, and her enduring presence in the literary community.

The Golden Mean: A USC & Beyond Baroque Reading Series

Friday, September 26, 7:30 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Join us for the third installment of The Golden Mean, a quarterly reading series that brings together poets from the University of Southern California's PhD in Creative Writing & Literature. Hosted by Matthew Gellman and curated by Liz Johnson, readings by T Bambrick, Douglas Manuel, Katheleen Maris Paltrineri, Eduardo Martínez-Leyva, and Nathan Xavier Osorio will be featured.

Three Women, Coast to Coast

Saturday, October 4, 2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Three Women, Coast to Coast brings together poets Deborah Landau, Suzanne Lummis, and Jessica Goodheart for an afternoon of readings. Each poet will share selections from their recent collections—Landau’s Skeletons, Lummis’ Crime Wave, and Goodheart’s Earthquake Season—as well as new and upcoming work.

Un Trip: raúlrsalinas & The Poetry of Liberation, Screening, Flor Y Canto

Saturday, October 4, 6:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque and Live on YouTube

Join us for a night honoring the legacy of beloved Chicano poet raúl r salinas, whose words and activism continue to resonate across generations. In partnership with The Global Latinadas Center, this free program features UN TRIP: raúl r salinas and the Poetry of LIberation, a 25-minute documentary, as well as poetry and conversation. Reception before and after in the Poets' Garden.