# Event Details - **Event Name**: East of Western Closing: L.A. Poets Read Charles Bukowski - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a celebration of Charles Bukowski at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center.About this EventJoin us for the closing reception of curated by Joan Ganny. In tandem with the exhibition's closure, this intergenerational reading of Charles Bukowski’s poetry features several poets from across Los Angeles at The Wanda Coleman Theater. The lineup includes:Ingrid M. Calderon, Rhiannon Cielos Chavez, Michael C. Ford, S.A. Griffin, Bill Mohr, Iván Salinas, Laura Sermeño, Paul Vangelisti, jimmy vega, Pam Ward, Charles Harper Webb, and more TBA.The program highlights poets who worked closely with Bukowski in the 1970s and 1980s—editing, corresponding, and publishing anthologies—alongside a new generation shaped by one of L.A.’s most iconic and controversial literary figures.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.This is a free event, but please note seating is limited. 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/east-of-western-closing-la-poets-read-charles-bukowski/100001977151431154 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, performances, workshops, exhibitions, entertainment, virtual, it, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Los Angeles - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center - **lat**: 33.9962144 - **long**: -118.46887759999998 - **full address**: Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: East of Western Closing: L.A. Poets Read Charles Bukowski - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/be1e488262ba90fdcace5e361f5a29618db0cbe1998a2841acae7daca0ec9050-rimg-w1200-h600-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1766228097 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is East of Western Closing: L.A. Poets Read Charles Bukowski being held? - **A:** East of Western Closing: L.A. Poets Read Charles Bukowski takes place on Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 04:00 pm at Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing East of Western Closing: L.A. Poets Read Charles Bukowski? - **A:** East of Western Closing: L.A. Poets Read Charles Bukowski is organized by Beyond Baroque Literary | Arts Center. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** East of Western Closing: L.A. 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