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In the season of gathering and gratitude, the 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 resumes in full fall force on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵! The event will feature in-store readings from a diverse trio of SoCal poets, 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗮, 𝗹𝗶𝘇 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗮́𝗹𝗲𝘇, and 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗮, followed by an open mic opportunity.𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗮 (he/him) is an incendiary wordsmith, community organizer, PlantBasedgod, and Karaoke King who speaks stories of the Xicano experience which touch on topics of love, grief, and resistance. He is a founder and editor of the literary journal, the 𝘐𝘓𝘓 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, and editor of the International Latino Book Award winning anthology, 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘴𝘦: 𝘝𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮. His work has been nominated for various awards, has been shared at college campuses, conferences, libraries, museums, city halls, and has been published in numerous literary journals, anthologies, and zines. He is the author of the poetry collection, 𝘔𝘺𝘵𝘩 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, and co-author of the collab chapbook, 𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵. When not molotoving the mic, he can be found hiking in the mountains, spitting freestyles.
𝗹𝗶𝘇 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗮́𝗹𝗲𝘇 (she/her/ella) is a Chicana poet and creative nonfiction writer living in Long Beach. She is a 2023 California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellow and the author of the multi-genre book 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢 𝘈𝘯𝘢 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴: 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘺 𝘊𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 (Los Nietos Press). Her writing recently appeared in the exhibit San Bernardino Photography Now: I’m Grateful Thorns Have Roses and in 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘈 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘵 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘏𝘛𝘐 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘢, 𝘈𝘪𝘳/𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, and 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘴 & 𝘞𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘦.
With roots from the small city of La Puente hidden somewhere in the San Gabriel Valley, 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗺𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗿𝗮 (she/her/ella) is a Mexican-American educator, poet, spoken word artist, and zine queen. She has found her way back into poetry after a long hiatus, fully immersing herself in the community through open mics, workshops, and poetry slams. She writes on topics such as feminism, racism, working with children, mental health, love, and heartbreak. More often a lover than a fighter, but she'll tackle heavy topics with grit and grace through poetry and performances. You can find samples of her work, upcoming events, shows, and digital zines on her website prettypetitepoems.com
Taking its name from a Clash lyric, 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘀 is a monthly poetry series created, curated, and hosted by Los Angeles-based poets and editors, 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗶 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮 and 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼 with the goal of supporting a diverse array of published SoCal authors and the local independent bookstores that carry their works.
The event takes place on the second Thursday of every month and is always free and open to the public, no tickets or reservations required!
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Page Against The Machine, 2714 E. 4th Street,Long Beach, California, United States
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