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ILL Poetry Anthology Vol. 2: HEAT-Book Launch & Group Reading

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Sat, 30 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm

2714 E. 4th Street, Long Beach, CA, United States, California 90814

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Sat, 30 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm (PDT)

2714 E. 4th Street, California 90814

2714 E 4th St, Long Beach, CA 90814-1227, United States

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ILL Poetry Anthology Vol. 2: HEAT-Book Launch & Group Reading
Join us on ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต at ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐—ฝ๐—บ for a group reading celebrating the release of the ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ฉ๐—ผ๐—น. ๐Ÿฎ: ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜, published by Curious Publishing in conjunction with Lopez Urban Farm. The anthology is a carefully curated collection of poems, photography, and artwork exploring themes of passion, lust, resistance, revolution, and the 1995 Michael Mann film ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต. The evening will feature readings by more than 15 contributors to the volume and will be hosted by anthology editors and poets ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฎ and ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ž. ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ.

About the Editors and Publishers:

๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฎ is a Chicano wordsmith, teacher, musician, emcee, and karaoke king born and raised in Southern California. As director of the non-profit, LionLike Creative Education, he teaches future generations the power of poetry, while creating a safe space for them to express themselves, find their own voice, and become published authors. His poetry has been shared on college campuses and has been published in the ๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ, ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ, and ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด amongst other publications. His debut poetry collection, ๐˜”๐˜บ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜–๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, published by Daxson Publishing is available now. When not reading, writing, or killing the mic, he can be found hiking in the mountains, spitting freestyles.

๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ž. ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ is a blue-collar poet representing the voice of the working class. He is of Salvadoran and Honduran descent, and is the 2nd Poet Laureate of Pomona. He is the founder of Obsidian Tongues Open Mic and writing circle, and author of ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜–๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜–๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜‰๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜—๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด, published by El Martillo Press.

๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด is Non-Profit 501(c)3 Organization, and is 100% artist owned and operated since 2017. We tell the stories of artists of all practices who reside throughout San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and the High Desert Communities through one of a kind, small-run artbooks designed and printed in Southern California. We aim to celebrate the rich diaspora of Inland Empire, Womxn, BIPOC and Queer Artists first and foremost.

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜‡ ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ is a collaborative project in partnership with the Pomona Unified School District. Its mission is to provide a thriving green space for education, community engagement, and food accessโ€”all offered freely to the Pomona community. This initiative honors the legacy of Ignacio Lopez, a trailblazing advocate for desegregation and publisher of ๐˜Œ๐˜ญ ๐˜Œ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ (1933โ€“1960).


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ILL Poetry Anthology Vol. 2: HEAT-Book Launch & Group Reading | Event in Long Beach | AllEvents
ILL Poetry Anthology Vol. 2: HEAT-Book Launch & Group Reading
Sat, 30 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm