Beyond Baroque

Beyond Baroque Beyond Baroque is one of the leading independent Literary Arts Centers dedicated to expanding public knowledge of poetry, literature and art.
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Join us in The Wanda Coleman Theater for the book launch of Rogue Astronaut, the debut poetry collection by Mitchell Jac...
05/30/2026

Join us in The Wanda Coleman Theater for the book launch of Rogue Astronaut, the debut poetry collection by Mitchell Jacobs.

A finalist for the 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize, Rogue Astronaut moves through family lore, grief, q***r desire, science fiction, and spiritual longing with wit and wonder. At the center of the collection is an uncanny mystery: Was the poet’s father abducted by aliens as a teenager? 👽🛸

Jacobs will be joined by Darren Donate, Maxwell Suzuki, and Jorrell Watkins for an evening of poetry, followed by a reception and book signing.

Come gather with us for a night of strange orbit, tenderness, and poems that reach across distance 🫴🏽

Thank you to everyone who made it out to our spring Poetry & Wine Tasting Fundraiser! We had a splendid evening and want...
05/29/2026

Thank you to everyone who made it out to our spring Poetry & Wine Tasting Fundraiser! We had a splendid evening and want to extend our gratitude to Luivette Resto, Beyond Baroque Board of Trustees, our featured poets Muriel Leung, Steven Reigns, Eduardo Martinez - Leyva, Cody Sisco, and Mandy Kahn whose poems were paired with flavorful wines by Paco Winery, Xochitl Wines, Ulloa Cellars, and Eastside Luv––Paso Robles.

Gratitude to all the artists who contributed to our art auction which is currently on view in The Mike Kelley Gallery! Beyond Baroque is nothing without the community that shows up to support it, so thank you for keeping the literary arts alive when we need them now more than ever.

There’s still time to support Beyond Baroque! Our fundraising efforts continue through our art auction, if you didn’t get a chance to bid on a piece of art you liked, you can continue to do so in-person only, through June 26, 2026. Our gallery is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 12 - 6 pm or by appointment. Come check out the art for sale in person to bid!

Thank you all for making our fundraiser a huge success! We hope to see you during our summer programming and beyond! 🥹📖

Back Porch Blues is back in The Wanda Coleman Theater, and this one is officially sold out! 🫢😧We’re gathering for a live...
05/27/2026

Back Porch Blues is back in The Wanda Coleman Theater, and this one is officially sold out! 🫢😧

We’re gathering for a live acoustic evening with lead vocalist Tom Nolan of The Tom Nolan Band and lead guitarist Robert Resnick of 1969, featuring classic blues songs from 1905 to today. Tom Laichas and Jeffrey Graham will also join in with some blue-sy poesy.

Thank you to everyone who reserved a seat. We’ll see you soon for wine, cheese, and blues! 🎸

As we close out the month of May, we’d like to leave you with a poem by Jeanette Clough from her collection Fire Roulett...
05/26/2026

As we close out the month of May, we’d like to leave you with a poem by Jeanette Clough from her collection Fire Roulette (Cahuenga Press). Please enjoy “Lost,” and take time to think about the path you find yourself on at this moment.

Celebrate Cahuenga Press’s newest title, To Ask For Love by Harry E. Northup, this Saturday! Cahuenga Press authors Jeanette Clough, Phoebe MacAdams, and James Cushing will also give readings and book signings. Tickets available here www.eventbrite.com/e/la-book-launch-to-ask-for-love-by-harry-northup-cahuenga-press-tickets-1988522609655!

Beyond Baroque will be tabling at LITLIT (The Little Literary Fair) on June 6 & 7! Visit our booth to get a copy of our ...
05/22/2026

Beyond Baroque will be tabling at LITLIT (The Little Literary Fair) on June 6 & 7! Visit our booth to get a copy of our latest anthology “Poetry Goes to the Movies” and select from our wide selections of zines, poetry & fiction books, and BB original merch available during the festival! 🧳📚

This is a free two-day festival celebrating West Coast literary culture and independent presses and magazines. Hosted by the Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB), LITLIT will return in June 2026 for two full days of access to over 50 West Coast presses and literary organizations, as well as panel discussions and workshops. Join us June 6 - 7 at SCI-Arc in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles. 🌿🏙️

This we’d like to share Teresa Mei Chuc’s poem, “Agent Blue,” from her collection Invisible Light (Many Voices Press)....
05/19/2026

This we’d like to share Teresa Mei Chuc’s poem, “Agent Blue,” from her collection Invisible Light (Many Voices Press). Her heartbreaking blend of naturalism and warfare left us both touched and raw.

Please join us this Friday for the L.A. launch of the collection, Convergence: Poetry on the Environmental Impacts of War, where co-editor Teresa Mei Chuc will be reading, along with contributors Sean Mclain Brown, Hazel Clayton, Lisbeth Coiman, Lucille Lang Day, Alicia-Viguer Espert, and Shahé Mankerian. Tickets www.eventbrite.com/e/la-book-launch-convergence-poetry-on-environmental-impacts-of-war-tickets-1987643711848

Join us for “Unmodern Love” A poetry reading with 4 L.A. based poets celebrating new work! Welcoming Los Feliz Poet Laur...
05/19/2026

Join us for “Unmodern Love” A poetry reading with 4 L.A. based poets celebrating new work! Welcoming Los Feliz Poet Laureate Derrick C. Brown, with Brendan Constantine, Aman K. Batra, and Micah Bournes. ❣️

Derrick C. Brown’s new collection A Little Grief Break (Write Bloody Publishing) collects three decades honing in his unique poetic style with sharp humor, bar-stool philosophy, and the raw immediacy of performance.
Brendan Constantine’s The Opposite Games (Red Hen Press) is his fifth collection, presenting a framework of odes, lists, memoirs, and classroom assignments, where the poet asks us to think critically about how we define and understand each other.
Aman K. Batra’s Stolen Thing produces a lyrical meditation on hyphenated identity. This collection traces the subtle ways xenophobia and cultural erasure surfaces—at a concert, during a Fourth of July celebration, and relationship patterns and Micah Bournes’s Don’t Look Away (Sideshow Media Group) is a book linked to his hip-hop album “Til We All Free”––a song by song breakdown containing protest and social justice themes behind each track.
Book signings & reception to follow 💞🦶🏽
Doors Open: 7:00 PM I Readings: 7:30 PM

We are so excited to announce our newest book launch detailing the life and legacy of Luis J. Rodriguez, author of “Alwa...
05/14/2026

We are so excited to announce our newest book launch detailing the life and legacy of Luis J. Rodriguez, author of “Always Running” and founder of Tía Chucha Centro Cultural 🏃🏽‍♂️
Join us for the book launch of The Life, Literature, and Legacy of Luis J. Rodríguez. The book launch release features readings and Q&A with Luis J. Rodríguez. Detailing his life’s journey and literary legacy as the author of several poetry collections and the award-winning memoir Always Running. Rodriguez served as Los Angeles poet laureate (2014-2016), and founded Tía Chucha Centro Cultural, an arts organization based in Sylmar, California. The author will be joined by co-editors Josephine Metcalf and Ben V. Olguín. Book signings to follow in the Scott Wannberg Bookstore & Lounge.

The Life, Literature, and Legacy of Luis. J Rodríguez features new and unique critical essays and reflections by scholars and artists throughout Europe and the Americas on the work of ex-prisoner, author, and activist, Luis J. Rodríguez. Contributors explore Rodriguez’s visceral accounts of urban working-class life that includes youth gang violence, incarceration, and drug abuse, grueling factory work and union organizing activities, as well as publications by Rodriguez offer a range of perspectives for fans of the renowned artist, intellectual, and activist. The book is indispensable for anyone interested in understanding the full complexities and impacts of Rodriguez’s life and literature 📚 We hope to see you there!

Doors Open: 1:30 PM I Readings: 2:00 PM

We would like to take a moment to honor the life and memory of Greg Orloff, a former Beyond Baroque Board member, green ...
05/14/2026

We would like to take a moment to honor the life and memory of Greg Orloff, a former Beyond Baroque Board member, green poet, and cherished friend to so many in our community. Through his work, kindness, and unwavering support of the arts, Greg helped shape the welcoming and vibrant spirit of Beyond Baroque. His legacy will continue to live on through the countless lives he touched 🕯️🕊️

Beyond Baroque welcomes poet Catherine Strisik, visiting from New Mexico for a reading in celebration of her book “Goat,...
05/13/2026

Beyond Baroque welcomes poet Catherine Strisik, visiting from New Mexico for a reading in celebration of her book “Goat, Godddess, Moon” (Holy Cow! Press, 2025), long listed for the 2026 Mass Book Awards. Strisik will read alongside poets Karen Kevorkian and Alicia Viguer-Espert.

Strisik’s poems move between the everyday and the mythic, drawing on Greek culture, family history, and ritual to explore memory, loss, and connection. Kevorkian is the author of Here in My Body it Feels Crowded (2025), joining for an evening of poetry in The Wanda Coleman Theater. Book signings & reception to follow.

Doors Open: 7:00 PM I Readings: 7:30 PM

This , please enjoy an excerpt from poet Muriel Leung’s collection Imagine Us, the Swarm (). If you’re buzzing for more...
05/12/2026

This , please enjoy an excerpt from poet Muriel Leung’s collection Imagine Us, the Swarm ().

If you’re buzzing for more elegant words like this, come to our Poetry & Wine Tasting Fundraiser on Saturday, May 16—where Muriel Leung and poets Steven Reigns, Cody Sisco, Eduardo Martinez-Leyva, and Mandy Kahn will give readings, each paired with a wine! Grab your ticket now and help raise funds for Los Angeles’ oldest literary arts center!

www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-wine-tasting-a-fundraiser-for-beyond-baroque-tickets-1987108373637

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