Join us 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 at 𝟳:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 for our year-end installment of the 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀! 'Tis always the season for an evening of words & wonder from December's diverse trio of SoCal poets: 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲́ 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘇, 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻̃𝗼, and 𝗘𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝘂𝗽𝗲. An open mic opportunity will follow the featured readers.
𝗝𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲́ 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘇 is an LA native, QTBIPOC Punk, disabled Jota, who uses they/them/ella pronouns and is a descendent of Cali, Colombian and Raramuri peoples. Jaimé is a writer, community organizer, spoken word poet and storyteller; whose words summon the power of cuir, they/them femmes and trans People of Color. As a Brown, fat, LatinE, cuir person, Jaimé finds elation in the LA setting sun, brujeria, Spanglish, poetry, QTBIPOC punk shows and jotería. Jaimé’s poetry and short stories are rhythmic offerings to honor, fat-belly, jiggly laughter, that fan the flames of intersectional jotería. Jaimés poetry and short stories lift an eyebrow at the cuirness of LatinE, culturally Catholic, iconography as an embodiment of sazón, and a form of resistance. She has been featured in The HuffPost Latino Voices, was on the cover of Inside Fullerton Magazine PRIDE edition and interviewed in ELLE Magazine. Find their art @tortillerx_tales and at jaimekorimarodriguez.com
Though 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻̃𝗼 was born in Montebello, CA, raised and educated in Sur El Monte, and UCLA matriculated, her roots are indisputably Mexican. In 2012, she began to unfold her art of poetry. In 2023, she self-published her first collection of poetry entitled 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘺. Her 2025 collection of poetry, also self-published, is titled 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘔𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯. Recently displaced by the Eaton fire, she now teaches and resides in Northeast Los Angeles.
𝗘𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝘂𝗽𝗲 (she/her) is a first-born, first-generation, queer Chicana poet, theatre-maker, and educator. She was born and raised in Southeast LA, attended New York University, and acquired a Dual Master’s degree in Educational Theatre and English Education. She currently teaches ELD and theatre in Long Beach and aspires to one day do so outside of the traditional school system while continuing to create art for the page and the stage. Besides teaching and creating, she enjoys yoga, nature, any type of art, and being a dog mom. You can follow her @elylupe_ and you can get her debut book of poetry, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘢, on elylupe.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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