Spoken word venues in Los Angeles
Check out these places to hear others perform their poetry, or even get up on stage yourself. For more spoken word events, go to www.spokenwordcafe.com Da’ Poetry Lounge Tuesdays 9 p.m.-midnight. If you want to perform, get there an hour early to sign up. Greenway Court Theatre. 544 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles. Free except […]
Check out these places to hear others perform their poetry, or even get up on stage yourself. For more spoken word events, go to www.spokenwordcafe.com
Da’ Poetry Lounge
Tuesdays 9 p.m.-midnight. If you want to perform, get there an hour early to sign up. Greenway Court Theatre.
544 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles.
Free except the first and third Tuesdays of each month, when it’s $5.
(323) 655-7679, ext. 102, www.greenwayarts.org/poetry.htm
Downbeat 720
Positive performance lab for high school students, whether you’re a singer, poet, mc, dancer, actor or musician. Perform in front of an audience of your peers. Second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Sign up at 7 p.m., theater opens at 7:20.
1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica. Free.
www.milesplayhouse.org
Spoken Words at Magic Johnson’s Starbucks
Wednesdays 7-9 p.m.
5301 Centinela Blvd., Los Angeles. Free.
(310) 338-1297
Anansi Writers Workshop at The World Stage
Wednesdays 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Leimert Park Village
4344 Degnan Blvd., Los Angeles. $5 donation.
(323) 293-2451,
www.theworldstage.org
Poetry workshops
Poetri runs workshops at schools. For more info, (909) 725-2863 or
www.poetriworkshop.com/35017/35098.html
