SMC students Jassmena Petrosian and Marie Del Rosario perform original poetry at the Greenway Court Theatre and talk about their own relationship with the practice of creative writing.
Read MoreSMC celebrated National Poetry Month throughout April with workshops and a showcase organized by the college's English and Library departments.
Read MoreIn memory of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Oct. 11 is celebrated annually as National Coming Out Day. The Santa Monica College Pride Center celebrated by inviting Puerto Rican and lesbian poet Denice Frohman for an afternoon of spoken word poetry.
Read More“We start off every week by asking: ‘Brutha Gimel, what did you do this weekend?’” It’s a loaded question that Shihan Van Clief, the host and co- founder of Da Poetry Lounge, asks in front of an audience of more than 250 people. Some are like family, loyal artists and listeners who have been attending for more than a decade. Others are essentially strangers, first-timers -- like voyagers in a foreign land.
Read MorePoets Carol Davis and Carol Musk-Dukes attended the poetry reading that took place this past Tuesday at SMC.
Read MoreWith limitations of 140 characters, Twitter might just be a perfect new home for the ancient art of poetry.
Read MoreThe multi-talented Cecilia Martinez-Gil gives a poetry reading from her latest masterpiece.
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