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BOOK LIST:

Books Recommended by Robin Coste Lewis

Updated: April 1, 2019
Book cover for Angelenos : a Bilingual Collection of Poetry and Prose
Angelenos : a Bilingual Collection of Poetry and Prose
Call Number: 818 A5815

Book cover for Another City : Writing from Los Angeles
Another City : Writing from Los Angeles
Call Number: 810.8 A6155

Book cover for The Coiled Serpent : Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes and Shifts of Los Angeles.
The Coiled Serpent : Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes and Shifts of Los Angeles.
Call Number: 811 C6795

Book cover for From the Ashes : Voices of Watts.
From the Ashes : Voices of Watts.
Schulberg, Budd.
Call Number: 810.8 S386

Book cover for Hold-Outs: The Los Angeles Poetry Renaissance, 1948-1992
Hold-Outs: The Los Angeles Poetry Renaissance, 1948-1992
Mohr, Bill.
Call Number: 811.09 M699

Book cover for Poetry Los Angeles: Reading the Essentials Poems of the City
Poetry Los Angeles: Reading the Essentials Poems of the City
Goldstein, Laurence
Call Number: 811.09 G624-1

Book cover for Poets of the Non-Existent City : Los Angeles in the McCarthy Era
Poets of the Non-Existent City : Los Angeles in the McCarthy Era
Call Number: 811.09 P7458-2

Book cover for Stand Up Poetry : An Expanded Anthology
Stand Up Poetry : An Expanded Anthology
Call Number: 811.08 S7855-1

Book cover for Twilight--Los Angeles, 1992
Twilight--Los Angeles, 1992
Smith, Anna Deavere.
Call Number: 812 S6425-2 2003

Book cover for Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond
Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond
Call Number: 811.08 W639

A marvelous selection of 112 poets, predominantly from Los Angeles. The editor selected poets from adjacent areas.  After all, Los Angeles is a city that does not seem to have boundaries, with its residents from all over the world.

 

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