Letters To My City (2nd Edition) a book by Mike SonksenHere’s the link to get the 2nd edition...
“Mike Sonksen is a walking encyclopedia of LA history, culture, poetry, community and the list goes...
A Radical TeacherWhen atmospheric rivers hit California and damaged parts of the state earlier this...
Portraits of the CityNo matter where I paint a mural, visual art is a universal language that needs...
What a beautiful song…
What a beautiful song…
Book Review: Letters to My City by Mike Sonksen: Thx to E.R. Sanchez for reviewing my book. “In this...
Mike Sonksen, also known as, Mike the Poet, is a 3rd-generation LA native acclaimed for poetry performances, published articles & mentoring young writers. Sonksen is currently an Adjunct Professor at Southwest College and Woodbury University. His first book I AM ALIVE IN LOS ANGeLES! has been added to the curriculum of several universities. For BOOKING INFO: mikethepoetLA@gmail.com Email for 2015 Poetry performances, published articles, writing workshops, Los Angeles Historical tours & master of ceremonies. http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/landofsunshine/la-letters/ http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeThePoet1 https://twitter.com/MikethePoeTLA Partial List of PROFESSIONAL Experience: & LOCATIONS of where I have performed, lectured at or taught WRITING Workshops: VIEW PARK PREPARATORY ACCELERATED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL 826 VALENCIA – 826 LA East Echo PArk. MAR VISTA YOUTH CENTER MOCA MUSEUM MUSEUM OF NEON ART St. Bernard’s High School STELLA ADLER CONSERVATORY CRAFT & FOLK ART MUSEUM ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS AVIVA FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES SELMA AVE ELEMENTARY HILLSIDES URBAN VILLAGE CAL POLY POMONA CAL STATE FULLERTON CAL STATE LONG BEACH CAL STATE L.A. Cal State Monterey Bay CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE EAST LA COLLEGE Harbor College LAVERNE UNIVERSITY LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY MESA COLLEGE OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE PASADENA CITY COLLEGE PITZER COLLEGE- Claremont REDLANDS UNIVERSITY SANTA MONICA COLLEGE SCI-ARC SOUTHWEST COLLEGE USC UCLA UC SAN DIEGO UC SANTA BARBARA WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE WHITTIER COLLEGE WOODBURY UNIVERSITY Special Events: L.A. COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZES LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL METRO ART TOUR ALOUD Series: Newer Poets at the Central Library UNION STATION ASSOCIATION OF WRITING PROGRAMS (AWP) CHICAGO - MARCH 2012 CONFERENCE FOR NEW URBANISM BEAT Museum - San Francisco MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM OF NEON ART AUTRY MUSEUM MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM WILSHIRE WORDS NORTH BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL PASADENA LITFEST POSTOPOLIS SANTA CRUZ POETRY FESTIVAL SPARRING WITH BEATNiK GHOSTS SUNSET JUNCTION TARFEST LEIMERT PARK BOOKFAIR THE ROXY THE STANDARD TEMPLE BAR WEST HOLLYWOOD BOOK FAIR Whittier College Writers Conference GRAND PARK BOOKFAIR
I’m late with this because the semester just started again but my latest essay for @altajournal was on Will Alexander. A true purveyor of Sonic grammar the poet goes intergalactic like ...
Cory BESSKEPP Cofer is an incredible poet & one of my best friends. We’ve been doing poetry together since 2000. His new book debuts Saturday night at the World Stage in Leimert. I will be...
I’m hosting a writing workshop & open mic this Monday night at the Cerritos Library. We will be writing about California State Parks & location. Come write with us! #letterstoourcity (a...
Congratulations to Alan Nakagawa on the release of his new book from @writlargeprojects. A.I.R.HEAD: THE ANATOMY OF AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, (1ST BOOK) 2022 A.I.R.Head: the Anatomy of an Art...
Beat, Not Beat is a dynamite anthology. I had a ball reading at the book release party last night @storiesbooksandcafe #Letterstoourcity #books #LA #poetry (at Stories BooksandCafe) http...
My prose poem for Mike Davis in @altajournal Thanks to my editor Blaise Z & Matt Haber. #Letterstoourcity (at MacArthur Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cks4lZWrMgq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
A ‘Main Street’ Holiday: Our metropolis offers a variety of old-fashioned avenues to shop and spend...
I’m hosting at Downey Central Library in November on the 19th at 3pm. #Letterstoourcity (at Downey Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkhBQtaPQIC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
One of the only photos I have with Mike Davis. I studied with him in 1997 just before graduating at UCLA and kept in touch from there. This was at a retirement event in 2015 where both Mike ...
Naomi Hirahara gave a great talk at Woodbury on Thursday about her journey as a writer and how her nonfiction writing feeds her fiction. Naomi also spoke to students and alumna like Julissa...
Flashback shot of @thechrissiders & I in 2014. This was the night I read at Cal State Monterey Bay. Chris was in his senior year. We’ve been jamming together in one way or another since...
I just wrote about Amy Uyematsu for @altajournal. Amy has quietly been one of LA’s most influential poets. Here’s an excerpt of the piece in the paragraphs below. I have known Amy for 15...