First Annual Jasmines & Poetry Festival
by Brian Dunlap On Friday April 16th, Jessica M. Wilson and the L.A. Poet Society debuted the Jasmines & Poetry Festival, livestreamed...
Los Angeles Poet Society presents:
December Poetry Challenge
Where Poetry Lives
since 2009
Acknowledgements
In Memoriam of
Michael Rothenberg
"The Chief" of 100 Thousand Poets for Change
(Feb. 17, 1951-Nov. 21, 2022)
The Los Angeles Poet Society acknowledges the Indigenous Peoples of whos land we occupy: the Tongva, Chumash, Gabrieleño, and Fernandeño Tataviam tribes.
Black Lives Matter
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Art by Michael Verlangieri
SELA Narrative Poetry Workshops
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Open Mic
December 1 on Zoom
New Poetry!from LA's Young Oldie Poet, Norman Molesko
AGE IS CREEPING UP
I write about aging reality,
my reality and the realities
of those I meet and know.
For me it is human to share,
whether walking or in a wheelchair.
Various seniors and oldies
feel similar in many ways,
jaw boning at a market place,
complaining in a doctor’s office,
letting hair down over the phone.
They relate twinges and pains,
illnesses and other things to blame.
They listen to each other’s headaches,
read obituaries and go to funerals.
They are living through plenty at this time.
Yet my mind is often on a brighter plane.
I am surprised by new experiences,
what they do for me and lead to.
I am here. I am encountering life.
I write about aging reality.
© Norman Molesko, 2022
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