ILL Poetry Anthology Vol. 2: HEAT-Book Launch & Group Reading
Schedule
Sat, 30 Aug, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
2714 E. 4th Street, Long Beach, CA, United States, California 90814 | Long Beach, CA
Join us on ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ๐๐ต at ๐ฒ:๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ for a group reading celebrating the release of the ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น. ๐ฎ: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, published by Curious Publishing in conjunction with Lopez Urban Farm. The anthology is a carefully curated collection of poems, photography, and artwork exploring themes of passion, lust, resistance, revolution, and the 1995 Michael Mann film ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ต. The evening will feature readings by more than 15 contributors to the volume and will be hosted by anthology editors and poets ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ด๐ฎ and ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐. ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ.About the Editors and Publishers:
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ด๐ฎ is a Chicano wordsmith, teacher, musician, emcee, and karaoke king born and raised in Southern California. As director of the non-profit, LionLike Creative Education, he teaches future generations the power of poetry, while creating a safe space for them to express themselves, find their own voice, and become published authors. His poetry has been shared on college campuses and has been published in the ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ, ๐๐ฏ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข ๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ, and ๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด amongst other publications. His debut poetry collection, ๐๐บ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด, published by Daxson Publishing is available now. When not reading, writing, or killing the mic, he can be found hiking in the mountains, spitting freestyles.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐. ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ is a blue-collar poet representing the voice of the working class. He is of Salvadoran and Honduran descent, and is the 2nd Poet Laureate of Pomona. He is the founder of Obsidian Tongues Open Mic and writing circle, and author of ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด, published by El Martillo Press.
๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด is Non-Profit 501(c)3 Organization, and is 100% artist owned and operated since 2017. We tell the stories of artists of all practices who reside throughout San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and the High Desert Communities through one of a kind, small-run artbooks designed and printed in Southern California. We aim to celebrate the rich diaspora of Inland Empire, Womxn, BIPOC and Queer Artists first and foremost.
๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ is a collaborative project in partnership with the Pomona Unified School District. Its mission is to provide a thriving green space for education, community engagement, and food accessโall offered freely to the Pomona community. This initiative honors the legacy of Ignacio Lopez, a trailblazing advocate for desegregation and publisher of ๐๐ญ ๐๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ณ (1933โ1960).
