Kate Gale, co-founder and Managing Editor of  Red Hen Press, talks about her publishing philosophy, the Ruskin reading series, and her writing.
Redondo Poets hosts (L. to R.) Jim Doane, Stephany Prodromides and Larry Colker talk about their long- running reading series at Coffee Cartel in Redondo Beach.
Open mic M.C. Conney Williams (L.) and Anansi Writers Workshop Coordinator Jawansa Dumisani (R.) discuss the workings of The World Stage poetry program.
Venetian Cosmos hosts Javis The Bravest and Jamie Butterfly talk about theirpoetry and performance series at The Venice Contemporary gallery, on LA's west side. Update: Since the interview, the series has move to The Grind Gallery, next door to the former location.
Veteran poetry hosts James "Boomer" Maverick (L.) and Rafael F.J. Alvarado (R.), sit down at one of their venues, Mama's Hot Tamales Cafe in L.A.'s Westlake District, to discuss readings, poetry and how they got started in both.
Rick Lupert,  Cobalt Poets' host since 1994, talks about  the weekly readings at the Canoga Park venue and its tradition of publishing broadsides for featured poets. He also discusses his own poetry.
Elena Karina Byrne, Literary Programs Director of The Ruskin Art Club, describes how an historic cultural venue is serving today's L.A. literary scene and discusses her poetry.
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Village Books, Pacific Palisades, is home to the Moonday poetry series founded in 2003. (Left to right) store owner Katie O'Laughlin and co-hosts Lois P. Jones and Alice Pero (series founder) discuss the series and Village Books' support of new poetry.
Casa Romantica Reading Series co-founders (left to right) Elisa Pulido, Lorene Delany-Ullman, and Michelle Mitchell-Foust discuss the six-year program that featured nationally acclaimed  and emerging poets at a picturesque San Clemente, CA, landmark. The series ended in Jan., 2010.
The Organic Soul Movement reading and performance series, renamed Natural Mystic in 2008, is discussed by founders (left to right) Sarah Cruse and DJ Melaaza (Monica Ortiz) at the their  venue, Industrial Cafe & Jazz, in Culver City, in 2007.
RD Armstrong ("Raindog"), founder and editor of Lummox Press, discusses his poetry and publishing ventures which includeThe Lummox Journal, the Little Red Book series, and various poetry collections.
A.K. Toney is a poet and educator. His "Reading Is Poetry" program uses the poetry workshop model to help children, teens, and adults gain reading fluency and develop their own poet voices. It operates in the L.A. Unified School District and the wider community.
(Left to right) Mariano Zaro talks with Gale Wronsky and Molly Bendall about their 2009 collaboration, Bling & Fringe (The L.A. Poems) . Watch them perform excerpts from the book here.
A 2009 interview with the then director of  Beyond Baroque Literary / Arts Center,  Fred Dewey, in which he describes the Venice-based organization's impact on the L.A. poetry and cultural scene since the late 1960s.
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Suzanne Lummis, poet, poetry educator/instigator, and co-founder of the L.A. Poetry Festival, discusses her work, poetry craft, and the L.A. poetry monde (as she prefers to call it).
Mariano Zaro (left) interviews Sarah Maclay, artistic director of The 3rd Area reading series at PHARMAKA, a Downtown L.A. art gallery. They are joined by PHARMAKA's Christopher Monger. UPDATE: In 2010, the series moved to Frank Pictures Gallery, Bergamot Station arts complex, Santa Monica, CA.
Phil Taggart, Askew Poetry Journal co-founder/editor, with Marsha de la O, discusses the journal, the Ventura County poetry monde, and his own poetry.
Beyond Baroque 2011 Poetry Contest winners read their poems and talk about their work. Included are 1st place winner Michelle Bitting, 2nd place winner Beth Ruscio, and runner up Scott T. Starbuck.