VIVA POETRY!

Presenting the 4th Annual Lummis Day Library Series

VIVA POETRY!
During the first three Saturdays in May from 2-5pm hear live poetry from Los Angeles poets and learn to write or improve your own poetry. All events are free and open to the public.

Saturday, May 7, 2-4pm @ Autry National Center / 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, 90027. Poetry in a Golden Nutshell by Austin Strauss. Most of what you need to know about contemporary poetry in 7 minutes! To be followed by short reading by this iconic LA poet. FREE WORKSHOP with Brendan Constantine, suitable for beginners to advanced poets. Special appearance by Autry docent, SKIP GILLETTE, will present two classic traditional poems.

Brendan Constantine’s work has appeared in Ploughshares, The Cortland Review, The Malpais Review and RUNES. New work is forthcoming in Field, Rattle, Redivider, and PANK. His collection, Letters To Guns, was released in 2009 from Red Hen Press. He is currently poet-in-residence at The Windward School and Loyola Marymount University Extension.

Austin Straus is a poet/visual artist. He was host of The Poetry Connexion on Pacifica Radio. He's worked for human rights with Amnesty International and other groups. He taught English, art, poetry workshops and philosophy. He creates unique artists books, paintings, collages and prints. Publications include Drunk with Light (2002) and Intensifications (2010) from Red Hen Press. He has been married to poet/writer Wanda Coleman for 30 years. The painting in the background is titled "Ruined City."

This event is made possible with the generous support of PEN Center USA. For more information about Lummis Day, visit lummisday.org