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2 FEBRUARY 2012 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Ben Marcus reads from and signs his new novel, The Flame Alphabet, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30, (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
    SOUTH:
  • San Francisco Zen Buddhist priest and poet Norman Fischer reads from Conflict, a book-length poem, on conflict within the self, and between friends, lovers, communities, nations, war, and torture, D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:00, (858/456-1800, www.dgwillsbooks.com)

3 FEBRUARY 2012 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • David Isay reads from and signs All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 7:30, free (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
  • Former book review editor at Los Angeles Herald Examiner and Los Angeles Times Book Review Georgia Jones-Davis reads from her book of poetry, Blue Poodle, co-feature to be announced, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 7:30 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)

4 FEBRUARY 2012 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • A celebration of poet and editor Robert Mezey’s anthology of poetry, Poems of the American West, with poets Ron Koertge, David St. John, Peter Everwine, presented by Suzanne Lummis, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 8:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Saturday Afternoon Poetry features Deep Poetry Critique, bring copies of a poem-in-progress, moderated by Don Kingfisher Campbell, backroom, Santa Catalina branch of the Pasadena Public Library, 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena, free, 3:00-5:00 (626/744-7272, www.deepcritique.blogspot.com)
    NORTH:
  • Santa Barbara Poetry Series features a reading by poets Dean Rader, Works & Days, Jan Steckle, The Horizontal Poet, and Elijah Imlay, Contemporary Arts Forum, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, 7:00 (www.santabarbarapoetryseries.org)

5 FEBRUARY 2012 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poetry reading by Florence Weinberger, Sacred Graffiti, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 7:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Comedian and actress Suzanne Whang performs a one-woman show, "Cracked Open — Let Go and Let Gook," directed by Eve Brandstein, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 8:30 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • First Sunday Open Reading features Conney Williams and Rebecca Gonzales, hosted by Billy Burgos, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, free, sign up at 4:45, reading 5:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)

6 FEBRUARY 2012 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Egyptian activist and Google executive Wael Ghonim, Revolution 2.0, a memoir, discusses youth, activism, and the future with Reza Aslan, founder of AslanMedia, Los Angeles Theatre Centre, 514 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, $25/$17 students, reserve tickets online, 8:00 (www.lfla.org/aloud/upcoming.php)
  • Red Hen’s Monday Evenings at the Geffen features poets Dana Gioia, David Mason, and Katharine Coles, The Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, $20/$10 students and seniors 8:00 (publicity @ redhen.org, www.geffenplayhouse.com)

7 FEBRUARY 2012 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • The Redondo Poets present a poetry reading featuring Fred Voss and Pearl magazine founder Joan Jobe Smith, open mic follows, Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, free, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)
    NORTH:
  • Poetry open mic, with featured reader Linda Back McKay, hosted by Phil Taggart, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (venturaartistsunion.org)

8 FEBRUARY 2012 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Fiction writers Trinie Dalton, Baby Geisha, Joshua Mohr, Damascus, and Stephen Beachy, Boneyard, read and sign their books, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30, (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
  • ALOUD presents New York Times correspondent Jodi Kantor discussing her new book, The Obamas, with New York Times staff writer Adam Nagourney, Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, 7:00 (www.lfla.org/event-detail/686/The-Obamas)
  • The Poetry Idiots present a reading by poet Kevin Lee, publisher of the literary press Aortic Books, which publishes the poetry magazine Re)verb, mic follows for three poems in five minutes or five poems in three minutes, The Ugly Mug, 261 North Glassell Avenue, Orange, free, 8:00 (poetryidiots.com)

9 FEBRUARY 2012 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • Hammer Readings present Sarah Lindsay, Primate Behavior, reads from her poetry, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, free/$3 parking after 6:00, reading 7:00 (hammer.ucla.edu)

10 FEBRUARY 2012 — friday

    CENTRAL:
  • Writer and film director David Steiner reads from Paradise: Book One of The Burning of Desire, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 7:30 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)

11 FEBRUARY 2012 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Poet, editor, and literary historian Bill Mohr reads from Hold-Outs: The Los Angeles Poetry Renaissance, 1948-1992, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 9:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Poet Stacy Gnall, Heart First into the Forest, and short story writer Alissa Nutting, Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls, read from their debut collections, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 7:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Saturday Afternoon Poetry features a reading by Ron Baca, Nancy Shiffrin, and G. Murray Thomas, plus open reading, hosted by Don Kingfisher Campbell, backroom, Santa Catalina branch of the Pasadena Public Library, 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena, free, 3:00-5:00 (626/744-7272)

12 FEBRUARY 2012 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • "The Old Boys Club" poetry reading by Sherman Pearl, Lee Rossi, and David Alpaugh, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 4:00 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)
  • Red Hen Press Ruskin Art Club readings present poet Cynthia Hogue and Jeannine Savard, hosted by Eloise Klein Healy, wine and cheese reception follows, Ruskin Art Club, 800 South Plymouth Blvd., Los Angeles, $10/$5 students and seniors, 2:00 (publicity @ redhen.org)
  • Comedian and actress Suzanne Whang performs a one-woman show, “Cracked Open – Let Go and Let Gook,” directed by Eve Brandstein, Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, $7/members free, 7:30 (310/822-3006, www.beyondbaroque.org)

13 FEBRUARY 2012 — monday

    CENTRAL:
  • Moonday, A West Side Reading Series features Tony Barnstone, poetry open mic follows, hosted by Alice Pero and Lois P. Jones, Buerge Chapel, Aldersgate Retreat Center, 925 Haverford Avenue, Pacific Palisades, open mic sign up 7:00, reading 7:30 (310/454-6699, pero @ earthlink.net)

14 FEBRUARY 2012 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • The Redondo Poets present a poetry reading featuring contributors to How Dirty Girls Get Clean, Anthology, Part 4, by Rene Diedrich, featuring Fiona Helmsley, Dominique Lowell, Jen Miller, Hulga McSwine, Tamara Madison, Lydia Lunch, and Jennifer Blowdryer, open mic follows, Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, free, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)
    NORTH:
  • Poetry open mic, with featured reader Cary Waterman, hosted by Phil Taggart, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (venturaartistsunion.org)
    SOUTH:
  • Renowned Canadian author Gary Geddes reads from and discusses Drink the Bitter Root: A Search for Justice and Healing in Sub-Saharan Africa, D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, free, 7:00, (858/456-1800, www.dgwillsbooks.com)

15 FEBRUARY 2012 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo reads from Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity, her new work of narrative nonfiction, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, free, 8:00 (reservations recommended: www.zocalopublicsquare.org)
  • The Poetry Idiots present a reading by poet Jennifer Bradpiece, open mic follows for three poems in five minutes or five poems in three minutes, The Ugly Mug, 261 North Glassell Avenue, Orange, free, 8:00 (poetryidiots.com)

16 FEBRUARY 2012 — thursday

    CENTRAL:
  • ALOUD presents Percival Everett, Assumption, and Steve Erickson, These Dreams of You, discussing their newest novels on memory, identity, and place with playwright and poet Brighde Mullins, director, USC Masters in Professional Writing Program, Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, 7:00 (www.lfla.org)

17 FEBRUARY 2012 — friday

18 FEBRUARY 2012 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Saturday Afternoon Poetry holds a poetry writing workshop, moderated by Don Kingfisher Campbell, backroom, Santa Catalina branch of the Pasadena Public Library, 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena, free, 3:00-5:00 (626/744-7272)

19 FEBRUARY 2012 — sunday

    CENTRAL:
  • Moonday, An East Side Reading Series features Rick Smith, poetry open mic follows, hosted by Alice Pero and Lois P. Jones, Flintridge Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge, open mic sign up 7:00, reading 7:30 (818/790-0717, pero @ earthlink.net)
  • Edward St. Aubyn reads from his novel, At Last, book signing follows, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 5:00 (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)
    NORTH:
  • Arcade Poetry Series features poets Florence Weinberger and Polly Bee, hosted by Jackson Wheeler, Oxnard Carnegie Art Museum, 424 South C Street, Oxnard, free, 7:00 (www.sbpoetry.net/ventura.html)

20 FEBRUARY 2012 — monday

21 FEBRUARY 2012 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • The Redondo Poets present a reading featuring poet Diana Sieker, open mic follows, Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, free, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)
    NORTH:
  • Poetry open mic, with featuring Doris Vernon, hosted by Phil Taggart, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (venturaartistsunion.org)

22 FEBRUARY 2012 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • The Poetry Idiots present a reading by poet Susan Davis, open mic follows for three poems in five minutes or five poems in three minutes, The Ugly Mug, 261 North Glassell Avenue, Orange, free, 8:00 (poetryidiots.com)
  • Steve Erickson reads from and signs his novel These Dreams of You, Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, free, 7:30, (323/660-1175, www.skylightbooks.com)

23 FEBRUARY 2012 — thursday

24 FEBRUARY 2012 — friday

25 FEBRUARY 2012 — saturday

    CENTRAL:
  • Saturday Afternoon Poetry Deep Poetry Critique, bring copies of a poem-in-progress, moderated by Don Kingfisher Campbell, backroom, Santa Catalina branch of the Pasadena Public Library, 999 East Washington Blvd., Pasadena, free, 3:00-5:00 (626/744-7272, www.deepcritique.blogspot.com)

26 FEBRUARY 2012 — sunday

27 FEBRUARY 2012 — monday

28 FEBRUARY 2012 — tuesday

    CENTRAL:
  • ALOUD presents Public Culture editor Eric Klinenberg, Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone, in conversation with journalist Laurie Winer, Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, 7:00 (www.lfla.org)
  • Young Literati presents Eric Klinenberg, Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone, in a cocktail reception, Café Pinot (adjacent to library courtyard), Central Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, $25/ free for Young Literati, 8:15 (www.lfla.org)
  • The Redondo Poets present a reading featuring the Underground Poetry Club, open mic follows, Coffee Cartel, 1820 South Catalina Avenue, Hollywood Riviera, Redondo Beach, free, sign up 7:50, reading 8:10 (310/316-6554, www.redondopoets.com)
    NORTH:
  • Poetry open mic, with featured reader Bruce Schmidt, hosted by Phil Taggart, Artists’ Union Gallery, 330 South California Street, Ventura, free, 7:30 (venturaartistsunion.org)

29 FEBRUARY 2012 — wednesday

    CENTRAL:
  • The Poetry Idiots presents singer/songwriter Courtney Montgomery, open mic follows for three poems in five minutes or five poems in three minutes, The Ugly Mug, 261 North Glassell Avenue, Orange, free, 8:00 (poetryidiots.com)
  • Leap Forward Poetry Reading Fund Raiser for the 29th annual San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival features poets Dan Gerber, Trying to Catch the Horses, SFSU Poetry Center Book Award-winner Joseph Stroud, Of This World: New and Selected Poems, and Michael Hannon, Trusting Oblivion, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo, $7/$5 students and seniors, 7:00 (805/547-1318, kpsslopoet @ charter.net)

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