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Greater LA

Step into LA’s vibrant spoken word scene

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Jun. 19, 2019 Los Angeles
Poets perform at the Hilltop cafe in Windsor Hills. Photo by Courtney Kocak.

Poets perform at the Hilltop cafe in Windsor Hills. Photo by Courtney Kocak. Photo credit: Courtney Kocak.

Local poets share their work and talk about LA's spoken word scene. Also, LA County's supervisors have voted to expand the number of all-gender bathrooms.

From this Episode:

2 local poets: ‘The spirit of activism has always been in LA poetry’

Southern California may not get the credit it deserves for its strong literary community and a great spoken word scene.

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Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Kathryn Barnes

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