About this Event
In partnership with What Books Press, Beyond Baroque presents a program dedicated to uplifting a diverse array of writers, featuring David Quiroz, Stella Hayes, Paul Lieber, Holaday Mason, and Tamar Perla Cantwell. These selected readings explore a wide range of emotion - from within oneself to connections with a lover, to family, to community, to the world and beyond - these authors brilliantly showcase their deeply personal moments of the universal human experience.
Book signing & reception to follow after the readings.
Doors Open: 7:30 PM I Readings: 8:00 PM
David Quiroz, born in Mexico, arrived in the USA in 1995. He is a product of the afterschool program The Boys and Girls Club of San Fernando Valley. As an undocumented first-generation college graduate, David was reenergized after each political battle. Upon receiving DACA, David utilized every opportunity afforded to him. “Dreamer Paradise,” his first book, tells the story of one dreamer, as the DACA/immigrant experience is not universal.
Stella Hayes grew up in Brovary, a suburb outside of Kyiv, Ukraine, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Hayes earned an M.F.A. in poetry from NYU, where she taught in the undergraduate creative writing program. Her first collection is “One Strange Country” (What Books Press, 2020).
Kevin Allardice is the author of six novels. He received an MFA from the University of Virginia and has more recently been a Jack Hazard Fellow with the New Literary Project. Originally from California, he now lives with his family in Iowa and teaches at the University of Iowa.
Paul Lieber’s second collection, “Interrupted by the Sea,” was published by What Books Press. His first book,“Chemical Tendencies,” (Tebot Bach) was a finalist in the MSR poetry contest. He received an honorable mention in the Allen Ginsberg Contest. Three times nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Paul produced and hosted “Why Poetry” on Pacifica radio. He taught Poetry at LMU and has facilitated the poetry workshop at Beyond Baroque. Paul teaches acting at AMDA in Los Angeles.
Holaday Mason is the author of five previous full-length collections & two chapbooks. “As If Scattered” is her 6th volume. She is currently the poetry editor of the online fine art zine Furious Pure. Multiple Pushcart nominee, her publication include Poetry International, Spillway, Solo, The River Styx among others. www.holadaymason.com
This event is Free & In-Person at Beyond Baroque. Masks are encouraged while inside our center.
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Because this is a free event seating is limited. Please arrive early.
Livestream: If you can’t join us in-person the event will be livestreamed on at the scheduled time of the event.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, United States
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