PREMIERE OF ALTA-LA POETRY SERIES WITH TOP POETS & OPEN MIC AT ALTADENA LIBRARY!

Circle the third Thursdays in September, October, and November on your calendar right now! Because that’s when ALTA-LA, a new poetry series hosted by Linda Dove, Altadena Library’s Poet Laureate, will take place and you want to be there!  Although the library officially closes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursdays, it will re-open for the 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. program. ALTA-LA boasts a spectacular lineup with Peter Ludwin and Lois P. Jones in September.  October will be a bilingual event with three Latina poets, Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin, Gerda Govine Ituarte, and Thelma T. Reyna. November will be another outstanding lineup with Mary Fitzpatrick and Brendan Constantine. All are highly regarded, multi-award winning poets.  

Linda Dove suggested the name ALTA-LA to show the breadth of this series since it includes well-known poets throughout the Los Angeles area.  Peter Ludwin comes all the way from the state of Washington. And if you have some poetry in you, there will also be an open mic. Stop in to enjoy the company and poetry of these accomplished and spirited writers. You are guaranteed a great evening!   

This free series is sponsored by the Friends of the Altadena Library District.  These events are supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from the James Irvine Foundation. 

Peter Ludwin received a Literary Fellowship from Artist Trust, the W.D. Snodgrass Award for Endeavor and Excellence in Poetry and Second Prize Anna Davidson Rosenberg Award. His book Rumors of Fallible Gods was a two-time finalist for the Gival Press Poetry Award.  Other awards include Soundings Review 2011 Reader’s Choice award and The Comstock Review 2012Special Merit Recognition.  He lives near Seattle.  

Lois P. Jones hosts Pacifica Radio’s “Poet’s Café” (KPFK 90.7 fm), and co-hosts the Moonday series in West Los Angeles. New Yorker staff writer Dana Goodyear selected “Ouija” as 2010 Poem of the Year.  Publications include Narrative Magazine, American Poetry Journal, Nassau Review and Antioch’s Lunch Ticket. She is the 2012 winner of both the Tiferet and the Liakoura prizes in poetry and also the Poetry Editor of Kyoto Journal. 

The main Altadena Library is located at 600 East Mariposa Street, Altadena, CA 91001. For more information please call 626-798-0833 or visit the library on the web at http://www.altadenalibrary.org.