Join bridgette bianca in conversation with Yrsa Daley-Ward about The Catch!
For more information about Daley-Ward’s new novel, check out Skylight’s Website.
Wed, June 11th, bb will bring well-dressed humor and sassy social commentary to the World Stage in Leimert Park, CA. She keeps fire and good vibes in the flyest bags possible.
Doors open @ 7pm
Workshop @ 7:30pm(bring copies if possible)
Feature @ 8:30pm
Open mic @ 9pm
$10 Donation (No one will be turned away)
Parking & Entrance are in the back near alley on 43rd
Sunday, February 4, 2024
Inlandia Institute and UCR ARTS Present a Blacklandia Event
Conversations at the Culver
“Remaking Language: AAVE’s Influence on Culture Through Writing”
with James Coats in Conversation with Romaine Washington and bridgette bianca
1:30-3:00 PM
Barbara and Art Culver Center for the Arts
3824 Main Street, Riverside
Free and open to the public.
https://ucrarts.ucr.edu/events/conversation-with-romaine-washington-and-bridgette-bianca/
Join us for a conversation with educators as they explore language and highlight the impact of African American Vernacular English on writing and mainstream culture.
Beyond Baroque and World Stage Press present an evening of music and spoken word as we celebrate Black History Month with the multidisciplinary artist and educator Lucas Rivera. His new book, My AfroRican State of Soul (World Stage Press), explores his Afro-Puerto Rican heritage and transformative journey as an artist through the power of storytelling and poetic expression and his work to inspire those who seek to reclaim their cultural heritage and find strength in their own self-discovery. The vibrant performance will feature poetry from bridgette bianca, author of be/trouble (Writ Large Press), and L.A. literary curator and spoken word master Maestro Gamin.
FREE RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/my-afrorican-state-of-soul-with-lucas-rivera-tickets-800348091687
Venue Information -https://www.beyondbaroque.org/
REGISTER HERE (fee required) - https://loyolahs.formstack.com/forms/bipoc_excellence_leadership_academy_registration_form
Immaculate Heart High School in collaboration with Loyola High School present The Urgency of NOW THE 2023 BIPOC EXCELLENCE & LEADERSHIP ACADEMY BE•LA)
FEBRUARY 11TH & 18TH
ALL EVENTS 9-1 PM Engage in community events and learning opportunities that
support & promote mental wellness for students and their care givers.
Registration Fee Required BE•LA DAY 2: February 18th -
Students, Parents, & Educators
• THEME: AFFINITY
| Workshops • Positive, Creative Action • Mental Wellness
Fostering Our Connectedness
Loyola High School
1901 Venice Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. 90006
Register here (free event) - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_qmj79kZ9NoxV9VI878aEK3P96rPqjHH3jceL5Iifb4wzqg/viewform
Immaculate Heart High School in collaboration with Loyola High School
present The Urgency of NOW THE 2023 BIPOC EXCELLENCE & LEADERSHIP ACADEMY BE•LA)
FEBRUARY 11TH & 18TH
ALL EVENTS 9-1 PM Engage in community events and learning opportunities that
support & promote mental wellness for students and their care givers.
Free Event BE•LA DAY 1: February 11th -
Students & Parents
THEME: ACCOMPANIMENT
Community Engagement • Poetry • Developing Your Voice
The Sims Library of Poetry
2702 W. Florence Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90043
WeHo Reads returns in 2023 with a focus on mindful journeys toward a better future. Building on the previous year’s “Road to Joy” theme, we now look to the future and the paths we can take toward understanding, empathy, and harmony.
Our first event of the Winter/Spring season will be an in-person gathering to celebrate the writers and poets who have shared their joy and wisdom in 2022 and those who will participate in the 2023 series as well. Participating writers will include: Shonda Buchanan, Flint, Lisbeth Coiman, Peter J. Harris, Reuben "Tihi" Hayslett, traci kato-kiriyama, Lester Graves Lennon, Malia Márquez, Carla Sameth, Lynne Thompson, Hazel Kight Witham, and more.
Details
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 | 6 p.m. reception, 7-8 p.m. program
West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069
The event is free. RSVPs requested. More info at: www.weho.org/wehoreads/
WeHo Reads is a literary series presented by the City of West Hollywood. More information and events atwww.weho.org/wehoreads. BookSwell, a literary events and media company dedicated to lifting up writers from historically excluded communities, is producing the WeHo Reads 2023 season. Additional support is provided by UCLA Extension Writers’ Program as well as media partnerships with Bookshop.org, Book Soup, and Los Angeles Review of Books.
Join us for a week of events, celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Do you have a poem you’ve been waiting to share? Can your storytelling captivate a room? Perhaps you have an appreciation for spoken word. Join us for a Poetry Jam on Zoom! As part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. weeklong celebration, Poetry Jam is a safe and supportive environment for the student community to celebrate Black History Month and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through spoken word other forms of art.
Poetry Jam
Hosted by : Sistah-on-Campus & Sisterfriends
Emcee: Bridgette Bianca
We're celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary! Rapp Saloon Reading Series First Fridays is proud to Feature Poets, Aruni Wijesinghe, Natalie J Graham, La Poeta Violeta, Bridgette Bianca, Elena Secota, and Musician, William Hawkins tonight! Host: Cynthia Alessandra Briano.
In the midst of a socio-political movement, this course is a call to action for those wondering about the role of the poet when the world is on fire and times don’t feel poetic at all. Like a flame, however, our work has the potential to cleanse, destroy, birth, warm, and light the world around us. So, poet, where is your fire?
This course consists of three two-hour workshop classes. The final night of class is a combination of workshop and live performance. Participants are invited to read alongside bridgette bianca at a free, open to the public event. Participants can expect to generate new work, get feedback, read poems and other source materials, and share their writings with The Poetry Lab audience.
Registration period: December 1 - January 6 2021
Class begins: Thursday, January 7, 2021
Workshop dates: January 7, January 14, January 21
Class performance: February 4, 2021
A variety show hosted by Brendan Scannell (Bonding, Heathers) and Kelsey Flynn (Diary of Future President, Co-Creator ASTV) and featuring the talents of: Coby Getzug, Gabe Gibbs, Tiana Okoye, Brandon Rosenfeld, Anne Sundell, Mike Leibenson, Tavaris Smith, Katheryne Penny, Maggie Darago, Adam Roberts ,Zachary Noah Piser, Adam Rothenberg, Angela Giarratana, Jay Donnell, Bridgette Bianca, Vika Stubblebine, Anna Rizzolo, Mike Starr, Zach Ford & more!
THE FRIDAY FRAMEWORK connects three BIPOC poets whose work serves both as a springboard for greater understanding of the self while also providing an example of how one fearlessly counters the duress their work addresses or may have been created under.
Beginning in October, Hidden Timber Books will host F. Douglas Brown one Friday every other month, as he invites BIPOC poets for an online reading and discussion.
Our first in this series celebrates poets bridgette bianca, Nandi Comer, and Aricka Foreman.
FREE EVENT! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xvuhQw_0RTetQ_qQ-B8pOA
Full Schedule up soon.
A few guests are tenative... but with us in the spirit of 100 TPC!
Dedicating this event to Yvonne de la Vega, Mely Corado, Dijon Kizzee, Breonna Taylor, & George Floyd.
Our hearts are beating for them, and we feel their cause. We believe in ther lives, and the impact they made.
This is an action of truth.
Realism is this. Our life to legacy.
This action is also dedicated to #blacklivesmatter
May our black family be at last safe. We need to all stand up and stand together.
5 Poets. 5 Voices. 1 Goal: To make sure YOU vote in November!
Artist Collective ART SAVE THE VOTE and Skylight Books have partnered for a special night of online art as activism.
Join us FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th @ 5pm PDT/8pm ET as we present the following poets:
Bridgette Bianca
Jessica Ceballos y Campbell
José Olivarez
Amir Rabiyah
Christopher Rivas
In addition, we’re raising money for BLACK OUT THE BALLOT and MIJENTE, voter mobilization organizations that uplift BIPOC communities.
Although our event free to attend, please consider donating in place of a ticket. Suggested donation is $10 but any amount helps!
Camari Carter invites poets from across the nation to feature and jump into the open mic. Sponsored by CLI and Poets and Writers.
For a replay, watch @CAMARICARTER’S IGTV video here.
Join us tonight on ZOOM for the Anna Broome Room! 8pm! Excited to feature at the Room again!
Catch the replay on Facebook Live.
Join us Wednesday July 8 2020 at 4pm PST for our third visiting writer of the Summer Creative Writing Academy sponsored by the Pasadena Festival of Women Authors and the Creative Writing program at Pasadena City College! 4pm PST! HERE Live on Facebook! Writing Workshop and Craft talk! Please share and invite your friends!
To see the replay, click here! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=288552785794006
https://www.bookswell.club/event/juneteenth/
According to the National Museum of African American History & Culture: “Juneteenth marks our country’s second independence day. Though it has long been celebrated among the African American community, it is a history that has been marginalized and still remains largely unknown to the wider public. The legacy of Juneteenth shows the value of deep hope and urgent organizing in uncertain times.”
People across America and around the world are rising up to demand justice because Black lives matter. We are celebrating Juneteenth, its history and its lessons, with poets who’ll share their words with us. At an online gathering featuring bridgette bianca, F. Douglas Brown, Camari Carter-Hawkins, Natashia Deón, and Ashaki M. Jackson, we’ll be raising money for Black Lives Matter LA and other social justice organizations.
The event is free to attend via Zoom, Facebook Live, and YouTube. All proceeds from pay-what-you-will Eventbrite tickets will be dispersed to Black Lives Matter LA. In addition, the organizers will share direct links to donate to a short list of other social justice organizations.
About the BookSwell Read and Relate series
To keep connections alive between readers and writers during troubled times, BookSwell is organizing Read & Relate, a virtual video chat salon celebrating books, writers, and the literary life.
We’ll be using Zoom to conduct the salon and the feed will also be shared via Facebook Live and YouTube. Audio and video may be recorded and re-shared via BookSwell’s social media channels.
The Exposition Park – Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Library of the Los Angeles Public Library system is a collaborating partner on the BookSwell Read & Relate series. The library hosts events online in support of the Library at Home program of the Los Angeles Public Library.
Proceeds from donating through the links below will go to Black Lives Matter LA. Contributions are not tax-deductible.
Saturday June 6, 2020
6:30 PM
Join us for our first virtual reading! As part of Reimagine, the Venice-Mar Vista Arts Coalition's virtual summer arts festival, Beyond Baroque presents readings by four exceptional poets: bridgette bianca, Jose Hernandez Diaz, Joseph Rios, and Sholeh Wolpé. The entire festival runs 2 - 10 pm, so feel free to tune into a full day of art, music, performance, and literature. Donations during the event are encouraged and will benefit the West Side Food Bank.
Register for the festival via Eventbrite. The reading will be streamed via Zoom, YouTube, and Facebook Live.
RSVP here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-poetry-reading-chiwan-choi-rocio-carlos-and-bridgette-bianca-tickets-106673657782?fbclid=IwAR2skktyXlxyANBc05iziU5TSK4gpFdrc5EBsnt7eh5BMwKjw_1HTGBpTuM
So excited to have these three poets—Chiwan Choi, Rocío Carlos, and bridgette bianca—join us via Zoom for a reading at the beginning of June! Head to our Bookshop site's list titled "Recent and Upcoming Events (Pre-order!)" to order all these writers' books. You can also check out other curated lists and picks on our main site page, or use the search bar in the upper center-right to look for any book. (Using the book's ISBN usually works best.)
Ticket donations this evening will go to SisTers PGH, a transgender centered drop-in space, resource provider, and shelter transitioning program in Pittsburgh.
This event will be hosted on Zoom. You'll receive the link to the Zoom meeting the day of the event via email. Free registration/ticket sales will end at 6:30pm EDT on 6/6. Please email events@whitewhalebookstore.com if you miss this cut-off and need a ticket. For questions, check out our FAQ for events here.
Three LA poets, Rocío Carlos, traci kato-kiriyama, and bridgette bianca, read from their latest and upcoming books and discuss their answers to the question: "What is job of the poet during a pandemic?" They will be taking questions submitted by the audience.
Introducing Bookmarked!, a new series from A+P highlighting literary artists of LA. In Bookmarked!, organizations and artists around the city will let us in on books and texts that inspire them. For the first installment, Asha Grant, founder of The Free Black Woman’s Library-LA, will speak with South Los Angeles poet and professor bridgette bianca about her debut book of poetry, be/trouble. Asha and bridgette will be discussing bridgette’s process of writing poetry as well as reading excerpts from bridgette’s recently released collection of poems.
To hear the replay, click here.
Camari Carter presents Poet Chats with a new conversation every day in April via Instagram Live!
Beyond Baroque celebrates the profound and powerful legacy of one of the greatest of all American novelists. Featured readers include: Rhonda Mitchell, Bridgette Bianca, Asha Grant, Sanura Williams, S. Pearl Sharp, Melanie Luja and other special guests. Hosted by Shonda Buchanan.
Dirty Laundry Lit: Release Series is coming for 2020 like…
Hosted by superstar Karina Luna, celebrating Black History Month with HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universitites) graduate bridgette bianca for the release of her debut, be/trouble, at The Virgil in Hollywood featuring Jessica Gallion, Jordan Nakamura, Dare Williams, Chenel King and Miya King & Barbara Fant. Live Set by DJ Shai.
YOU ARE invited. And it’ll be a party.
SAVE THE DATE! Sat, February 15th (Day after Valentine’s Day) 7:30pm
Produced by Natashia Deón. Sponsored by ENTHūZ Indie Media Monetization
The WCCW Reading Series is a quarterly literary reading series organized by Bridgette Bianca and Nina Rota. The readings are thematically linked with WCCW programming which, for summer 2019, is the idea of work & labor in all of its possible meanings.
Sehba Sarwar
Irene Sanchez
Camari Carter-Hawkins
Miya King
Amoni Thompson-Jones
*THIS EVENT IS FREE and open to the public. Everyone is welcome. We will provide drinks and light snacks.
Sehba Sarwar creates essays, stories, poems, and art that tackle displacement, migration, and women’s issues. Her writings have appeared in publications including New York Times Sunday Magazine, Creative Times Report, Asia: Magazine of Asian Literature and elsewhere. Her short stories have been anthologized by Feminist Press, Akashic Books, and Harper Collins India, while the second edition of her novel, Black Wings, was released in 2019. Her papers are archived at the University of Houston’s library where she was artist-in-residence for several years. In 2000, while based in Houston, Sarwar founded and ran an arts organization that tackled social justice issues and was the recipient of many awards from the National Endowment for the Arts. Born and raised in Karachi Pakistan in a home filled with artists and activists, Sarwar recently relocated to Los Angeles County and was awarded the 2019-20 individual artist grant from the City of Pasadena.
Irene Monica Sanchez, Ph.D. is an educator, poet, writer, and public scholar. She centers social justice in her work producing poetry, art, stories, essays, talks, presentations, workshops, curriculum, and academic research/writing Her commentary, writing, & poetry has been featured by: CNN, The Huffington Post, Public Radio International, Zocalo Public Square, Inside Higher Education, KPCC-Southern California Public Radio, ProPublica, NPR-Latino USA, Remezcla, KPFK 90.7 Los Angeles, Latino Rebels, and more!
Camari Hawkins is the author of Death by Comb, a stellar body of poetry that seeks to normalize natural hair and find solid ground in an ever-changing world, and *Write Back to You*, a guided journal for writing yourself back into your life. Her works can also be found in Rise: An Anthology of Power and Unity by Vagabond Press and The Best of The Poetry Salon 2013-2018 Anthology. Hawkins is the 2018 Spoken Word, Voices Heard Women’s Amateur Slam Winner. As a Master of Organizational Management, she coins herself as the “Queen of Getting Things Done”. Hawkins blends her love for creativity and administration as the founder of The Artist Support. Hawkins moonlights as a singer in her band, SafeHearts, with her husband, William Hawkins. Camari lives in Los Angeles with her husband, his 10 guitars, and hundreds of her books.
Miya King is a Los Angeles Soul/Jazz artist exploring lust and loneliness through music. Her debut album Palaces was released in March of 2019, and includes a collection of works that are both sultry and soul-baring.
Amoni Thompson-Jones has the honor of calling Lumberton, North Carolina her home. She is currently a PhD student in the Feminist Studies program at UC Santa Barbara. She completed her BA in Comparative Women’s Studies with a minor in Creative Writing at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. Her research interests broadly include Black girlhood, cultural ethnography, sexuality, and popular culture. She has read her work at the Decatur Book Festival in Atlanta, GA and The Free Black Women’s Library Launch Party in Los Angeles, CA. Her poetry covers topics of race, Black feminism, Black girlhood, and the Black South. Her work has been published on The Feminist Wire along with a forthcoming article in a special collection called The Black Girlhood Studies Collection: Imagining Worlds for Black Girls published by the Canadian Scholars/Women’s Press.
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Accessibility: WCCW has a 36” wide ramp at our front entrance and a stairway with 8 steps and a rail. There are 2 gender neutral restrooms. One restroom is wheelchair accessible, with a handrail. We provide scent free soaps and encourage guests to attend our events scent free. If you require ASL interpretation, CART, interpretation for a language other than English, supervised childcare, or have any other access needs or questions, please contact info@wccw.us at least two weeks in advance. It is our practice to do everything we can to create a safe and accessible space.
Parking, Accessibility & Transportation Info: http://womenscenterforcreativework.com/visitor-info/
On September 4, 2019, writers in over 40 cities will take the stage with a goal of raising $25,000 to raise funds for Immigrant Families Together and help them post bail and provide support to detained migrants. This reading is part of a nationwide literary protest, called first by migrant and first-generation writers Christopher Soto (Loma), Javier Zamora, Jan-Henry Gray, and Anni Liu to stand together and speak out against the detention/separation of migrant families.
The Los Angeles local event will be hosted by Beyond Baroque and Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, and will include readings from:
Bridgette Bianca
Sara Borjas
Rocio Carlos
Sesshu Foster
Randa Jarrar
Kenji Liu
Janel Pineda
Eva Recinos
Yosimar Reyes
Christopher Soto
Brian Kim Steffans
Vickie Vertiz
& more
WITH SPECIAL GUEST
Vannessa Vasquez (East Los High, The Fix)
& RAFFLE PRIZES from Chani Nicholas
Tickets to attend this event are $20, but NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS. If you cannot afford a ticket, please feel free to still attend. We strongly encourage donations towards our fundraising efforts to support the rapid response work done by Immigrant Families Together. There will be opportunities to make donations via cash, Venmo, and personal checks, as well as a raffle.
Can’t make it to the reading on September 4? You can still show your support by making a donation to the national GoFundMe—just be sure to write “Los Angeles” in the comment box so we can count your generous donation in our local event and help meet our goal.
For more information about the national fundraiser and connected readings, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/writers-for-migrant-justice.
Kooki's Backroom Poetry Showcase is BACK AGAIN for another evening of sophisticated poetry and spoken word.
Kooki's Back Room Poetry Showcase is a monthly mic held every third Thursday of each month; this month being held at "The Legacy Lounge" located in Los Angeles, Ca
This month, the talented and powerful Micah Bournes will be the featured artist of the evening along with phenomenal co-features, Ieshya Parker, Q-Nice and Bridgette Bianca.
Come check out some dope poetry and some very positive vibes with extraordinary people
Thursday, August 15
7:30-10 pm
The Legacy Lounge
5084 W Pico Bl
Los Angeles, CA 90019
$5 admission
Jessica Gallion Guest Hosts Bridgette Bianca & Eternal Mind! Social Justice Themed Open Mic & Book Giveaway! Come join us
un::fade::able is an effort to keep Sandra Bland's voice & legacy alive through education, music, and poetry, all revolving around topics of: the safety of black lives, the criminal justice system, and police brutality. This is the second chapter in our Sandra Bland requiem which began in 2016. Art Share LA will host this poetry reading series and workshops, curated by F. Douglas Brown, Rocio Carlos, and BA Williams. They are assisted by a team of educators, community organizers, poets, and musicians who will never forget the events that took the life of Sandra Bland, and that continue to scourge our communities. In her name, we act.
For more information: http://www.fdouglasbrown.com/sandra-bland-reading-series/
