# Event Details - **Event Name**: Cherry Pie Press: A New LGBTQ Poetry Imprint - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 03:30 pm - **Event Description**: Celebrating the newest release of Cherry Pie Press, "Books I Never Read" by T Gardiner with special co-featuresAbout this EventJuly 2025 saw the launch of Cherry Pie Press, a new LGBTQ poetry imprint. The press is based in Oakland and is one of only a handful of small, indie presses nationwide specializing in LGBTQ+ Poetry. Cherry Pie’s first publication was the widely praised debut collection from queer Los Angeles poet Jeffrey Bryant, The Catacombs of Vanished Lovers. Now, Cherry Pie is launching new titles from two highly talented queer voices: Tee Gardiner, with Books I Never Read, and Khalifa Mitchell with their debut Liquid Tachyen Temples.  To celebrate these new releases, Cherry Pie is hosting a launch event with readings from T Gardiner and Khalifa, who will be joined by Kwyn Townsend Riley, Kwynology, Yana Orlando, Espi Love, Natasha Dennerstein, and Jeffrey Bryant. Doors Open: 1:30 PM I Readings: 2:00 PMAbout the authors T Gardiner (she/her) is a queer, black poet from Inglewood California whose art centers reclamation, liberation, and socio-economic equity. She is a slam champion (Da Poetry Lounge, OC Slam, Berkeley Slam, and others) and author. She is also the highest-selling performer in the history of The Poetry Brothel where she is the resident character, Chaos Count! She has been published in several anthologies and mobile magazines. Her first collection is being published by Cherry Pie Press in Spring 2026. You can find her in LA organizing poetry events for community mobilization, information, and mutual aid.Khalifa Mitchell (he/him/his) is a queer, disabled, formerly incarcerated poet laureate of the planet Mars. He is a self-described art freak, film buff, and literary geek who just so happens to write films, poetry, short stories, novels and non-fiction essays. Recently released a chapbook, "Psychedelic Existentialism" whose official release was pre-empted by Kafkaesque bureaucratic forces. Planning a re-release sometime soon. He prides himself as being a cross between Malcolm X and Ned Flanders. Kwyn Townsend Riley, Kwynology, is a Black queer poet from Chicago. Her work traces grief, devotion, desire, and survival. She writes to remember, to soften, and to tell the truth about love, loss, and what it means to keep living toward freedom.Yana Orlando is a poet from Mt. Clemens, Michigan, now based in Los Angeles. She's performed from California to Detroit and beyond. Was a member of the OC Slam Team and has competed  regionally. Her work explores self-love, growth, and unhinged life experiences. When she’s not on stage, she’s dancing in the rain or convincing stray animals to follow her home. Her favorite pastime? “Fucking around and finding out.” Espi Love is a poet and creative residing on traditional Kumeyaay land (San Diego, CA).  They are a west coast regional slam champion and hold the title of San Diego Pride Poet Laureate! They ultimately believe in poetry as a tool to transmute pain into expression and resistance. Natasha Dennerstein, publisher and editor-in-chief, was born in Melbourne, Australia. She holds an MFA from San Francisco State University. Natasha has had poetry published in manyjournals internationally, including The North American Review. Her collections Anatomize (2015), Triptych California (2016) and About a Girl (2017) were published by Norfolk Press in San Francisco. Her chapbook Seahorse (2017) is available through Black Lawrence Press. Broken: A Life of Aileen Wuornos in 33 poems was published in 2021 by Be About It Press, and Apps Poetica from The Los Angeles Press, 2024. Natasha was the 2023 Lambda Literary Retreat fiction writer-in-residence.Jeffrey Bryant, author and poetry editor, is a multiple Pushcart-nominated queer poet from Los Angeles. His work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including the LA Weekly, LA Times, Poetic Diversity, New Verse News, Synkroniciti, Quill and Echo, Tension Literary, Journal of the Plague Years, Coiled Serpent, Altadena Literary Review, Shadowplay, Sparring with Beatnik Ghosts, Cholla Needles Literary Journal 101, Catching Fire from Three Rooms Press and Tender Hearts Club from Feather Press. His collection, The Catacombs of Vanished Lovers, is out now from Cherry Pie Press. @thecherrypiepress.About Beyond Baroque is one of the United States' leading independent Literary | Arts Centers and public spaces dedicated to expanding the public's knowledge of poetry, literature and art through cultural events and community interaction. Founded in 1968 as an experimental literary magazine, Beyond Baroque is based out of the original City Hall building in Venice, California. The Center offers a diverse variety of literary and arts programming including readings and workshops. The building also houses a bookstore with a large collection of new poetry books for sale.Livestream: If you can’t join us in person the event will be livestreamed on at the scheduled time of the event. If you are tuning in this way, no ticket purchase is necessary.If you are attending in person, ticket purchase is required. Tickets will be available at the Beyond Baroque bookstore on the day of the event, but we recommend registering in advance through Eventbrite. Masks are encouraged while inside our center. Please arrive early.Event attendees are expected to behave in a respectful and considerate manner while in our space. Beyond Baroque reserves the right to remove individuals from our events, virtual or otherwise, if they are not respecting the space, staff, fellow attendees, or performers. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/los-angeles/cherry-pie-press-a-new-lgbtq-poetry-imprint/100001983025347195 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment, performances, Workshops, virtual - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 11.49, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Los Angeles - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Beyond Baroque - **lat**: 33.9913623 - **long**: -118.4588369 - **full address**: Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Cherry Pie Press: A New LGBTQ Poetry Imprint - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/7d6a68cc782ca403f889223a995e021309b25774b583124247f266b0f54af988-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf87d75-gmir.jpg?v=1772841305 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Cherry Pie Press: A New LGBTQ Poetry Imprint being held? - **A:** Cherry Pie Press: A New LGBTQ Poetry Imprint takes place on Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Cherry Pie Press: A New LGBTQ Poetry Imprint? - **A:** Tickets for Cherry Pie Press: A New LGBTQ Poetry Imprint are priced at USD 11 per person. 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