Better Ancestors 5: Dr. Allison E. Francis, adrienne danyelle oliver, Christine No, Danny Thien Le & Tez de la Tierra

Better Ancestors 5: Dr. Allison E. Francis, adrienne danyelle oliver, Christine No, Danny Thien Le & Tez de la Tierra

Quiet Lightning hosted the fifth Better Ancestors, a quarterly series showcasing writers of color, with a virtual event on Monday, January 5, 2022. Hosted by Rhea Dhanbhoora and…

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Quiet Lightning / literary mixtape curated by Anna Allen & Sophia Passin

Quiet Lightning / literary mixtape curated by Anna Allen & Sophia Passin

Quiet Lightning presents a literary mixtape curated by Anna Allen & Sophia Passin, held virtually on Monday, November 1, 2021, with readings/performance by (in the following order):…

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Better Ancestors: Jeneé Darden, Karla Brundage, Cinthia Marisol Lozano, Quynh-Mai Nguyen & Youssef Alaoui-Fdili

Better Ancestors: Jeneé Darden, Karla Brundage, Cinthia Marisol Lozano, Quynh-Mai Nguyen & Youssef Alaoui-Fdili

Quiet Lightning hosted the fourth Better Ancestors, a quarterly series showcasing writers of color, with a virtual event on Monday, October 4, 2021. Hosted by Kevin Dublin and featuring,…

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Quiet Lightning / literary mixtape curated by Rhea Dhanbhoora & Mahdis Marzooghian

Quiet Lightning / literary mixtape curated by Rhea Dhanbhoora & Mahdis Marzooghian

Quiet Lightning presents a literary mixtape curated by Rhea Dhanbhoora & Mahdis Marzooghian, held virtually on Monday, August 2, 2021, with readings/performance by (in the following order): Ashley Mayne » Amanda…

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Quiet Lightning / literary mixtape curated by Kevin Dublin & Antony Fangary

Quiet Lightning / literary mixtape curated by Kevin Dublin & Antony Fangary

Quiet Lightning presents their 140th show, curated by Kevin Dublin & Antony Fangary and held virtually on Monday, May 3, 2021, with readings/performance by (in the following order): Rohan…

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Better Ancestors: Kai Sugioka-Stone, Amanda Muñiz, Isabelle Khoo-Miller, Arlene Biala & Melissa Merin

Better Ancestors: Kai Sugioka-Stone, Amanda Muñiz, Isabelle Khoo-Miller, Arlene Biala & Melissa Merin

Quiet Lightning hosted the second Better Ancestors, a quarterly series showcasing writers of color, with a virtual event on Monday, April 5, 2021. Hosted by Rhea Dhanbhoora and featuring,…

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Better Ancestors: Nia McAllister, Josiah Luis Alderete, Brontez Purnell, Greer Nakadegawa-Lee & Aja Couchois Duncan

Better Ancestors: Nia McAllister, Josiah Luis Alderete, Brontez Purnell, Greer Nakadegawa-Lee & Aja Couchois Duncan

Quiet Lightning hosted the premiere of Better Ancestors, a quarterly series showcasing writers of color, with a virtual event on Monday, Jan 4, 2021. Hosted…

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front cover of Via Negativa by July Westhale

July Westhale & Katie Tandy discuss Via Negativa: Poems

Our dear friend and former columnist July Westhale talks with QL board member Katie Tandy about Westhale’s new book of poems Via Negativa (Kore Press,…

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art by Judit Navratil

Quiet Lightning / Poetry in Virtual Parks

Quiet Lightning presents their 135th show and the 6th annual Poetry in Parks, produced in collaboration with California State Parks and held virtually on Monday, September 7,…

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The videopoetry for La Chica's Field Guide to Banzai Living by Jennifer Hasegawa

The videopoetry for La Chica’s Field Guide to Banzai Living by Jennifer Hasegawa

Check out these videopoems Jennifer Hasegawa made for poems in La Chica’s Field Guide to Banzai Living! The book came out from Omnidawn in April…

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