Upcoming Events
L.A. Book Launch: In the Thaw of Day by Cynthia Good
Friday, November 22
8:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
In The Thaw of Day, a new collection of poems by Cynthia Good, chronicles the speaker’s recovery and life after leaving an abusive marriage, and coming to terms with trauma experienced over the course of a lifetime, and her journey to heal while finding humor, as well as deep meaning and joy in the smallest things. The author will be reading in the Wanda Coleman Theater alongside poets Kim Addonizio, and Michelle Bitting.
Midnight in America: Open Poetry Reading in Response to the Electione
Saturday, November 23
2:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Hosted by S.A. Griffin, this open poetry reading invites community members to share a poem or two in response to election results in the U.S. Sign up upon arrival to read for five minutes or less!
Indie-Pendent Voices: A Celebration of Authors and Zines
Saturday, November 23
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM PT
Los Angeles Central Library in DTLA
Beyond Baroque will be tabling at the Los Angeles Central Library in DTLA for Indie-Pendent Voices. Join us for a day of panel discussions, workshops, and other activities celebrating the written word, self-expression, and DIY culture! Visit our booth full of zines, merch, and a ton of books by local and independent presses! Be sure to sign up for “Poetry for Commuters” a poetry workshop led by poet and BB Programs Manager, Iván Salinas. The workshop will take place in Meeting Room A, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM.
100 Venice Stories: Book Signing with Jason Hill & Film Premiere
Friday, December 6
7:00 PM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Each month for the past ten years, Venice Stories has been published monthly in LA’s westside weekly, The Argonaut. For the first time, this new anthology compiles all 100 Venice Stories pages into one book. The series has covered historical figures in Venice like founder Abbot Kinney, actor Charlie Chaplin, director Orson Welles and author Ray Bradbury. Copies of the book will be available for purchase with a book signing by Venice Stories founder, Jason Hill. Attendees will get a first look at Episode 1 of the all-new Venice Stories Video Magazine, with a 1/2 hour film screening in The Wanda Coleman Theater at 8 PM.
La Di DADA: The West Coast Launch of MAINTENANT 18
Friday, December 13
11:00 AM PT
In Person at Beyond Baroque & Live on YouTube
Join us for the West Coast launch of the internationally-renowned MAINTENANT 18: Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art (2023, Three Rooms Press), which features more than 246 visual and literary works by artists and writers from six continents. Costumes encouraged. Come as you aren’t.
More Upcoming Events
Upcoming Workshops
Critique Workshop with Dorianne Laux and Kim Addonizio
Saturday, November 23
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT
Bring a draft of a poem-in-progress (under 2 pages), with copies for all (14 total) for close reading from Kim and Dorianne. We’ll discuss elements like clarity, structure, line, image, and other aspects of craft, talk about what we value in poems, and give you specific ideas about revising your work.lues songs. Lastly, we’ll have a guided writing session and round of sharing our work.
Ongoing Free Workshops
Monday Night Fiction Workshop with Raquel Baker
Mondays 7:30 PM PT
Via Zoom
A community writing workshop in which participants are asked to bring 2-3 pages of fiction to read and receive feedback. Facilitated by Raquel Baker via Zoom. Registration required.
Wednesday Night Poetry Workshop with Arthur Kayzakian
Wednesdays 8:00 PM PT
Via Zoom
The West Coast’s longest-running free poetry workshop welcomes new and seasoned poets to share new work and provide feedback. Please be prepared to share one poem.
Current Exhibitions
Byron Baker & Will Alexander
Anonymous Steller Ravines vol 1.
October 12 - November 23, 2024
Anonymous Stellar Ravines is an exhibition of images from the newly published collaboration between artist Byron Baker and Beyond Baroque Poet-in-Residence Will Alexander. This collection of prints draws on their shared Surrealist tendencies, but also demonstrates the ongoing vitality of the techniques of automatism and belief in animism central to that tradition.
Proxy Gallery Presents
Sally Stein and Las Terminas,
In Dicey Times... Voting Matters Most!
October 11 - November 30, 2024
The present work, created expressly for the Proxy Gallery and titled “In dicey times… voting matters most!” combines symbolism and literalism to powerful effect: The title already prefigures a contradiction: Dice, the aleatory, stand for chance, while voting stands for the strong desire to make a difference in the outcome of the elections. Both these versions are true: the elections could go this way or that, but what is at stake is democracy itself.
We have new merch for you!
New arrivals include our new tote bags, zip bags, journals, candles, and of course, our classic Metaphors Be With You shirt. All proceeds support Beyond Baroque programming!
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