Catch a Poetry Wave at a new So. Cal. Venue
Luna Open Mic Dazzles Redondo Beach
The premier opening of ‘Luna Open Mic’ by the L.A. Poet Society on Tuesday,
October 13, 2026 at Moonstone and Mist Bookshop located in Redondo Beach
was a magical experience.
Only a few blocks from the ocean, the bookstore co-occupies a storefront with
the BlendzUP Acai & Coffee Bar along quaint and pedestrian friendly Catalina Ave.
that is filled with various restaurants and shops to spend your time at if you
should choose to arrive early (paid meters along the street). Not the usual urban-
heavy atmosphere of other Los Angeles venues, one may feel they are on a brief
vacation for the evening once leaving the ‘city’ for the coast.
Under the warm guidance and embrace provided by the beautiful hostess
Egyptian Princess8, there was a generous mixture of open reading and featured
poets that easily filled the 6:30 to 8:30 pm scheduled time (though the coffee
shop stops serving at 7…). Given plenty of time by Ms. Princess8, the readings
were neither rushed or stressful which added to an inclusive, ‘Poet-family’
environment. Worth every second to take the time and watch the posted videos
and pictures on Instagram under ‘Los Angeles Poets Society’.
First-timer or experienced ‘readers’, if you are looking for new, intimate and
cozy setting along the So. Cal. Coast (which has always suffered from a drought of
literary gatherings) this is a venue worth the drive.
Sure to be another success for the L.A. Poet Society…
Luna Open Mic next month on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 6:30pm.
The address is: 1913 S Catalina Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90277.
Featured poets are Michael C. Ford, Jayson Pida, Katherine Hoffer, Lupe Montiel, Elena Secota, and Christopher Lee.
We look forward to seeing you there at the mic!
