Our recent Friday Night Verse with Mike the PoeT @mikethepoetla, was a true testament of love to the city of Los Angeles. LA Stories, featuring 17 local artists, touched on issues of gentrification, beloved landmarks, lost landscapes, over-policing, culture, and pride. These raw and unfiltered stories generated claps, laughs, and even a few gasps.

Poets featured:
Allan Aquino @poetproflife
XochitL-Julisa Bermejo @zochitljulisa
Lee Boek @leeboek
F. Douglas Brown @fdouglasbrown
Rocio Carlos @ninabruja7
Chiwan Choi chiwan
Cory Cofer @besskepp_
Adolfo Guzman-Lopez @aguzmanlopez
Dez Hope @dezhope
Traci Kato-Kiriyama @traciakemi1
Dante Mitchell @lineageofthekingdom
Luivette Resto @lulubell.96
Esther Tseng @estarla
Vickie Vertiz @vickievertiz
Pam Ward @pamwardgraphics
Nancy Lynee Woo @fancifulnance

DJ @__postnobills (Frank Romero-Crockett) spun a mix of LA themed rimes and rhythms while the beautiful artwork of by Obed Silva (@captain1862) framed the space.

The entire program can be found on our YouTube channel.