http://www.lapl.org/books-emedia/podcasts/poems-on-air A weekly reading of poetry by Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson. en-US Los Angeles Public Library episodic Poems on Air Podcasts Los Angeles Public Library Los Angeles Public Library webmaster@lapl.org No http://www.lapl.org/node/161176 Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "i am not done yet" by Lucille Clifton. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "i am not done yet" by Lucille Clifton. 00:02:51 http://www.lapl.org/node/161174 Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Rain" by Claribel Alegría. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Rain" by Claribel Alegría. 00:03:11 http://www.lapl.org/node/161167 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "For a Daughter Who Leaves" by Janice Mirkitani. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "For a Daughter Who Leaves" by Janice Mirkitani. 00:03:06 http://www.lapl.org/node/160989 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII" by Pablo Neruda. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII" by Pablo Neruda. 00:03:20 http://www.lapl.org/node/160831 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Frederick Douglass" by Robert Hayden. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Frederick Douglass" by Robert Hayden. 00:03:22 http://www.lapl.org/node/160624 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Black Indian" by Shonda Buchanan. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Black Indian" by Shonda Buchanan. 00:03:45 http://www.lapl.org/node/160487 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Speak A Million Years" by Peter J. Harris. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Speak A Million Years" by Peter J. Harris. 00:03:38 http://www.lapl.org/node/159781 Thu, 10 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "The Afterlife" by Ron Koertge. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "The Afterlife" by Ron Koertge. 00:03:03 http://www.lapl.org/node/159671 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Just in Case" by Eloise Klein Healy. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Just in Case" by Eloise Klein Healy. 00:03:06 http://www.lapl.org/node/159474 Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Landless Acknowledgement" by Nate Marshall. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Landless Acknowledgement" by Nate Marshall. 00:04:12 http://www.lapl.org/node/159160 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "The Battered Woman’s Prayer for Power" by Faylita Hicks from her collection <em>HoodWitch</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "The Battered Woman’s Prayer for Power" by Faylita Hicks from her collection <em>HoodWitch</em>. 00:03:11 http://www.lapl.org/node/159157 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Explaining Love" by Dexter L. Booth from his collection <em>Abracadabra Sunshine</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "Explaining Love" by Dexter L. Booth from his collection <em>Abracadabra Sunshine</em>. 00:02:59 http://www.lapl.org/node/159066 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads James Cagney's poem "Found in America: Bad Apples." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads James Cagney's poem "Found in America: Bad Apples." 00:04:16 http://www.lapl.org/node/158851 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Al Young's poem "Dawn at Oakland Airport." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Al Young's poem "Dawn at Oakland Airport." 00:04:32 http://www.lapl.org/node/158705 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Martha Ronk's poem "Scraps of Indigenous History." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Martha Ronk's poem "Scraps of Indigenous History." 00:04:04 http://www.lapl.org/node/158539 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads traci kato-kiriyama's poem "Los Angeles is (such) a Scorpio." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads traci kato-kiriyama's poem "Los Angeles is (such) a Scorpio." 00:04:04 http://www.lapl.org/node/158419 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Matthew Dickman's poem "Rhododendron." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Matthew Dickman's poem "Rhododendron." 00:03:10 http://www.lapl.org/node/158265 Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Michelle Bitting's poem "Labyrinth." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Michelle Bitting's poem "Labyrinth." 00:03:21 http://www.lapl.org/node/158027 Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Allison Adelle Hedge Coke's poem "Look At This Blue." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Allison Adelle Hedge Coke's poem "Look At This Blue." 00:03:32 http://www.lapl.org/node/157877 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Lauren Russell's poem "Peggy/ An Inventory." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Lauren Russell's poem "Peggy/ An Inventory." 00:03:32 http://www.lapl.org/node/157720 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Forrest Gander's poem "Aubade III." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Forrest Gander's poem "Aubade III." 00:03:12 http://www.lapl.org/node/157521 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Dana Levin's poem "January Garden." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Dana Levin's poem "January Garden." 00:03:12 http://www.lapl.org/node/157354 Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Sonia Sanchez's poem "Ballad (after the spanish)." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Sonia Sanchez's poem "Ballad (after the spanish)." 00:02:58 http://www.lapl.org/node/157201 Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Ada Limón's poem "A New National Anthem." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Ada Limón's poem "A New National Anthem." 00:04:07 http://www.lapl.org/node/156967 Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Linda Gregerson's poem "Variations on a Phrase by Cormac McCarthy." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Linda Gregerson's poem "Variations on a Phrase by Cormac McCarthy." 00:03:35 http://www.lapl.org/node/156771 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads David Romero's poem "Micro Machines." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads David Romero's poem "Micro Machines." 00:06:19 http://www.lapl.org/node/156625 Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Nathan McClain's poem "Love Elegy in the Chinese Garden, with Koi". Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Nathan McClain's poem "Love Elegy in the Chinese Garden, with Koi". 00:03:09 http://www.lapl.org/node/156068 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Michael Kleber-Diggs' poem "Every Mourning" from his collection <em>Worldly Things</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Michael Kleber-Diggs' poem "Every Mourning" from his collection <em>Worldly Things</em>. 00:03:53 http://www.lapl.org/node/155812 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Aurielle Marie's poem <s>no name in the street</s> from their collection <em>Gumbo Ya Ya</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Aurielle Marie's poem <s>no name in the street</s> from their collection <em>Gumbo Ya Ya</em>. 00:03:31 http://www.lapl.org/node/155809 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Tanya Ko Hong's poem "Waiting" from her collection <em>the WAR still within</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Tanya Ko Hong's poem "Waiting" from her collection <em>the WAR still within</em>. 00:03:29 http://www.lapl.org/node/155152 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Mai Der Vang's poem "They Think Our Killed Ones Cannot Speak to Us" from her collection <em>Yellow Rain</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Mai Der Vang's poem "They Think Our Killed Ones Cannot Speak to Us" from her collection <em>Yellow Rain</em>. 00:03:18 http://www.lapl.org/node/155050 Thu, 26 May 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Will Alexander's poem "Eruption From the Compound of Living" from his collection <em>Refractive Africa</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Will Alexander's poem "Eruption From the Compound of Living" from his collection <em>Refractive Africa</em>. 00:03:49 http://www.lapl.org/node/154888 Thu, 19 May 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads francine j. harris’ poem "My hair is falling out " from her collection <em>here is the sweet hand</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads francine j. harris’ poem "My hair is falling out " from her collection <em>here is the sweet hand</em>. 00:02:34 http://www.lapl.org/node/154476 Thu, 12 May 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Douglas Kearney’s poem "Eulogy for a Pair of Kicks" from his collection <em>Sho</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Douglas Kearney’s poem "Eulogy for a Pair of Kicks" from his collection <em>Sho</em>. 00:04:26 http://www.lapl.org/node/154386 Thu, 05 May 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Diane Seuss’ poem [My favorite scent is my own funk] from her collection <em>frank: sonnets</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Diane Seuss’ poem [My favorite scent is my own funk] from her collection <em>frank: sonnets</em>. 00:03:21 http://www.lapl.org/node/153961 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Hao Nguyen’s poem "Napalm Notes" from her collection <em>A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Hao Nguyen’s poem "Napalm Notes" from her collection <em>A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure</em>. 00:02:39 http://www.lapl.org/node/153577 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Diamond Forde’s poem "Trying to Write A Music Poem" from her collection <em>Mother Body</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Diamond Forde’s poem "Trying to Write A Music Poem" from her collection <em>Mother Body</em>. 00:03:18 http://www.lapl.org/node/153192 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Threa Almontaser’s poem "Dream Interpretation [Fox]" from her collection <em>The Wild Fox of Yemen</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Threa Almontaser’s poem "Dream Interpretation [Fox]" from her collection <em>The Wild Fox of Yemen</em>. 00:03:14 http://www.lapl.org/node/152966 Thu, 07 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Benjamin Garcia’s poem "To the Unborn Sibling" from his collection <em>Thrown in the Throat</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Benjamin Garcia’s poem "To the Unborn Sibling" from his collection <em>Thrown in the Throat</em>. 00:02:53 http://www.lapl.org/node/152732 Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Desiree C. Bailey’s poem "Fleshed Cartographies" from her collection <em>What Noise Against the Cane</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Desiree C. Bailey’s poem "Fleshed Cartographies" from her collection <em>What Noise Against the Cane</em>. 00:02:59 http://www.lapl.org/node/152312 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jane Hirshfield’s poem "Today, Another Universe" from her collection <em>Ledger</em>. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jane Hirshfield’s poem "Today, Another Universe" from her collection <em>Ledger</em>. 00:03:17 http://www.lapl.org/node/152228 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Natasha Trethewey’s poem "Elegy" from her collection Thrall. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Natasha Trethewey’s poem "Elegy" from her collection Thrall. 00:04:05 http://www.lapl.org/node/151956 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Patricia Smith’s "Thankful" from her collection Blood Dazzler. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Patricia Smith’s "Thankful" from her collection Blood Dazzler. 00:04:36 http://www.lapl.org/node/151727 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Ilya Kaminsky's poem "We Lived Happily During the War." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Ilya Kaminsky's poem "We Lived Happily During the War." 00:04:00 http://www.lapl.org/node/151146 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Carl Phillips's poem "Little Winter." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Carl Phillips's poem "Little Winter." 00:04:00 http://www.lapl.org/node/150864 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Kiki Petrosino's poem "Prelude." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Kiki Petrosino's poem "Prelude." 00:03:12 http://www.lapl.org/node/150570 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jaki Shelton Green's poem "i know the grandmother one had hands." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jaki Shelton Green's poem "i know the grandmother one had hands." 00:03:03 http://www.lapl.org/node/150311 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Tyehimba Jess' poem "Fort Mose." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Tyehimba Jess' poem "Fort Mose." 00:04:51 http://www.lapl.org/node/149892 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Chloe Martinez's poem "To the Fossils Embedded in the Floor of the Met’s Medieval Galleries." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Chloe Martinez's poem "To the Fossils Embedded in the Floor of the Met’s Medieval Galleries." 00:03:09 http://www.lapl.org/node/149752 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Cece Peri's poem "It’s Noir." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Cece Peri's poem "It’s Noir." 00:02:56 http://www.lapl.org/node/149562 Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Henry Morro's poem "Any Job." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Henry Morro's poem "Any Job." 00:03:21 http://www.lapl.org/node/149303 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Suzanne Lummis's poem "Why I Am Not the Los Angeles River." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Suzanne Lummis's poem "Why I Am Not the Los Angeles River." 00:04:39 http://www.lapl.org/node/148973 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads W. S. Merwin's poem "To the New Year ." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads W. S. Merwin's poem "To the New Year ." 00:02:49 http://www.lapl.org/node/148971 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Toi Derricotte’s poem "Christmas Eve: My Mother Dressing." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Toi Derricotte’s poem "Christmas Eve: My Mother Dressing." 00:04:23 http://www.lapl.org/node/148756 Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Derek Walcott’s poem "The Season of Phantasmal Peace." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Derek Walcott’s poem "The Season of Phantasmal Peace." 00:04:23 http://www.lapl.org/node/148656 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Danusha Laméris’s poem "Rites of Winter." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Danusha Laméris’s poem "Rites of Winter." 00:03:56 http://www.lapl.org/node/148395 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads David Baker’s poem "After Rain." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads David Baker’s poem "After Rain." 00:03:51 http://www.lapl.org/node/148018 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Rebecca Hart Olander’s poem "Ascension." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Rebecca Hart Olander’s poem "Ascension." 00:02:41 http://www.lapl.org/node/147820 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Phillip B. Williams’ poem "Final Poem for My Father Misnamed In My Mouth." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Phillip B. Williams’ poem "Final Poem for My Father Misnamed In My Mouth." 00:03:41 http://www.lapl.org/node/147556 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Conney D. Williams’s poem "headboard." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Conney D. Williams’s poem "headboard." 00:03:31 http://www.lapl.org/node/147367 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Brian Sonia-Wallace’s poem "The Comfort Ghosts." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Brian Sonia-Wallace’s poem "The Comfort Ghosts." 00:02:31 http://www.lapl.org/node/147140 Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Janice Harrington’s poem "Shaking the Grass ." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Janice Harrington’s poem "Shaking the Grass ." 00:03:33 http://www.lapl.org/node/146903 Wed, 13 Oct 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads J. Michael Martinez’s poem "Portrait of an Iris." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads J. Michael Martinez’s poem "Portrait of an Iris." 00:02:45 http://www.lapl.org/node/146576 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Marisela Norte’s poem "In Your Presence." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Marisela Norte’s poem "In Your Presence." 00:03:29 http://www.lapl.org/node/146466 Wed, 29 Sep 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads William Archila’s poem "Echo Park Poem." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads William Archila’s poem "Echo Park Poem." 00:04:03 http://www.lapl.org/node/146221 Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Felicia Zamora’s poem "The Rock in the Glen." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Felicia Zamora’s poem "The Rock in the Glen." 00:03:04 http://www.lapl.org/node/145898 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Andrea Carter Brown’s poem "The Rock in the Glen." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Andrea Carter Brown’s poem "The Rock in the Glen." 00:02:57 http://www.lapl.org/node/145619 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Wislawa Szymborska’s poem "Photograph from September 11." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Wislawa Szymborska’s poem "Photograph from September 11." 00:03:00 http://www.lapl.org/node/145352 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Joy Harjo’s poem "When the World as We Knew It Ended." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Joy Harjo’s poem "When the World as We Knew It Ended." 00:05:04 http://www.lapl.org/node/145073 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Vandana Khanna’s poem "Dear O." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Vandana Khanna’s poem "Dear O." 00:03:25 http://www.lapl.org/node/144937 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Keetje Kuiper’s poem "Prayer." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Keetje Kuiper’s poem "Prayer." 00:04:12 http://www.lapl.org/node/144666 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads David Kirby’s poem"Van Gogh." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads David Kirby’s poem"Van Gogh." 00:03:53 http://www.lapl.org/node/144410 Wed, 04 Aug 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Major Jackson’s "Let Me Begin Again." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Major Jackson’s "Let Me Begin Again." 00:03:39 http://www.lapl.org/node/144116 Thu, 29 Jul 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads David St. John’s "Coast Poppies." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads David St. John’s "Coast Poppies." 00:03:17 http://www.lapl.org/node/143923 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Lucille Clifton’s "telling our stories." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Lucille Clifton’s "telling our stories." 00:02:44 http://www.lapl.org/node/143736 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Terrance Hayes’ "American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin". Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Terrance Hayes’ "American Sonnet for My Past and Future Assassin". 00:02:53 http://www.lapl.org/node/143564 Wed, 07 Jul 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Naomi Shihab Nye’s "Famous". Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Naomi Shihab Nye’s "Famous". 00:03:29 http://www.lapl.org/node/143445 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Dorothy Barresi’s "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles". Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Dorothy Barresi’s "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles". 00:03:51 http://www.lapl.org/node/143098 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Kwame Dawes’s "Skin". Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Kwame Dawes’s "Skin". 00:03:57 http://www.lapl.org/node/142948 Wed, 16 Jun 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Harryette Mullen’s "We Are Not Responsible". Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Harryette Mullen’s "We Are Not Responsible". 00:03:38 http://www.lapl.org/node/142633 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads F. Douglas Brown’s "This Name / His". Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads F. Douglas Brown’s "This Name / His". 00:03:20 http://www.lapl.org/node/142328 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Donika Kelly’s "In the Chapel of St. Mary’s". Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Donika Kelly’s "In the Chapel of St. Mary’s". 00:03:40 http://www.lapl.org/node/142117 Thu, 27 May 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Victoria Chang’s "Friendships." Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Victoria Chang’s "Friendships." 00:03:07 http://www.lapl.org/node/141818 Thu, 20 May 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Shirley Geok-lin Lim’s “Learning to Love America” Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Shirley Geok-lin Lim’s “Learning to Love America” 00:03:10 http://www.lapl.org/node/141466 Thu, 13 May 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Amy Uyematsu’s “The Sign Says `Closed for Business’” Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Amy Uyematsu’s “The Sign Says `Closed for Business’” 00:03:32 http://www.lapl.org/node/141121 Thu, 06 May 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Teresa Mei Chuc’s poem “Agent Blue”. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Teresa Mei Chuc’s poem “Agent Blue”. 00:03:17 http://www.lapl.org/node/140817 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Holly Prado Northrup’s poem “Harry It’s Raining”. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Holly Prado Northrup’s poem “Harry It’s Raining”. 00:04:23 http://www.lapl.org/node/140518 Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Francisco X. Alarcón’s “Words are Birds”. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Francisco X. Alarcón’s “Words are Birds”. 00:03:01 http://www.lapl.org/node/140090 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jayne Cortez’s “Rose Solitude”. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Jayne Cortez’s “Rose Solitude”. 00:04:59 http://www.lapl.org/node/139743 Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Ralph Angel’s “And the Grass Did Grow”. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Ralph Angel’s “And the Grass Did Grow”. 00:03:59 http://www.lapl.org/node/139556 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0800 Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Wanda Coleman’s “American Sonnet 15”. Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Wanda Coleman’s “American Sonnet 15”. 00:03:25