rentpoet

(he/they) WeHo City Poet Laureate, author of #ThePoetryofStrangers (@harpercollins)/ contributor @guardianus, @rollingstone, @lithub / Poet for Hire by everyone

[rentpoet @RentPoet]

@Portantino @skylightbooks @lindrave @thelapress @JohnEricksonWH So much fun :)

[Susan Hayden @akalibrarygirl]

Thrilled + Honored to be Nominated for a Pushcart Prize from Moon Tide Press!

[pridepoets @pridepoets]

Pride Poets founder @RentPoet reading a poem inspired by a Hadley Rossenbaum piece at Art Lounge Collective

#writer #writing #art #photography #poetry

[Grand Performances @GrandPerfs]

For our 2023 season, we featured our first poetry series. With award-winning hosts Brian Sonia Wallace, Mike the Poet, and Shonda Buchanan, "Friday Night Verse" showcased some of LA's most talented poets and writers. We heard spoken word from the LGBTQIA community🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️, poems dedicated to the City of Angels🌴, and poetry uplifting Black voices, BLM✊🏿.

The intimate gatherings in the amphitheater created a safe space for artists to share their work and tell their stories. The series was a success, allowing us to bring poetry to a wider audience and creating a space for people to come together and express themselves.

Thank you to all of the poets for sharing your art with us. We hope to continue this series at Grand Performances in the future and create more opportunities for local artists to share their work✍🏾.

@RentPoet @MikethePoeTLA @shondabuchanan
📸 Julian Mercado, Ellie James

[Academy of American Poets @POETSorg]

Send in your manuscript before 11:59 pm ET on Friday, 9/1, to be considered for the 2024 First Book Award. The winner, selected by @VChangPoet, will receive $5000, publication with @GraywolfPress, a 6-week residency @civitellaitaly & book distribution to thousands of Academy members.

Learn more here:
https://t.co/Q4bpQC8nOp

[rentpoet @RentPoet]

@shondabuchanan @BBLitArts Boss moved in yellow :)

[Grand Performances @GrandPerfs]

Join us for Fri. Night Verse 6/23/23, as poets from the righteous 🌈of LGBTQ+, aged seventeen to seventy, share their own work and write new work in dialogue with the audience about what we all share -- the capacity to feel. Meet us in the amphitheater.
RSVP @ 🔗 in bio.

[rentpoet @RentPoet]

This Friday 6/23 we do the first ever poetry show at @GrandPerfs - The Poetry of Pride! 7-9pm RSVP https://t.co/9cNiUgv0oN

#thingstodoinla #losangelespoetry #poets #poetry #spokenword #pridepoets #Pride2023 #gaypoems

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Bringing this back in light of recent news:

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[rentpoet @RentPoet]

@BBLitArts @michelebraphael Yes! Congrats!

[WeHo Reads @WeHoReads]

Self-care is a radical act. Come lounge with a poet.

WeHo Reads: Lounging with Poets 
4/26, 6p @ The ARC Respite Deck, West Hollywood Aquatic and Recreation Center 
RSVP recommended: https://t.co/6Sdm1uPBLX
@RentPoet @linda.ravenswood @jencvoice @stevenreigns @chasflowers

[rentpoet @RentPoet]

@LACountyArts the Zoom meeting for the info session is capped at 100 participants and was at capacity when I tried to join at 12 sharp

[fourteenpoems @fourteenpoems]

Sharing this incredible poem by @reecelyons_ on International Trans Day of Visibility! Reece is an incredible poet, writer + actress + recently ran one of our poetry workshops with @queercircle. We love Reece’s writing so much! Cally Pool is taken from Issue 6. 🏊‍♀️ 🏳️‍⚧️ #TDOV2023

[Academy of American Poets @POETSorg]

Check out our #PoetryNearYou Pick of the Week: Poetry Coalition member @BBLitArts celebrates ROŌT FOR THE UNDERDOG by @iammissyfuego w/ Angela Aguirre, @LetsBendReality, Poet Laureate Fellow @RentPoet & @jencvoice. 3/17 @ 8 p.m. PDT @ @BBLitArts. Register: https://t.co/zxZB6i899p

[rentpoet @RentPoet]

@NidaaAlMaarifa this is terrifying

[rentpoet @RentPoet]

@VChangPoet we dance to appease the volcano, whisper encouragement to the rain