Pillars of the Long Beach open-mic scene talk over coffee about why poetry hits different in a city where artists can afford to thrive — for now.
. Mitchell is such a connoisseur of L.A.-area open mics that she’s been called a “matchmaker” of people and venues.Over two hours at Wrigley, a cafe that supports locals facing housing insecurity, the artists hashed out what distinguishes Long Beach from other poetry scenes in Los Angeles. It comes down, they concluded, to a combination of distance and intimacy. Bruce, who has led
in Southern California? No,” said Bournes. But in a town where restaurants often double as poetry venues, art is often the best thing on the menu. “I’ve always known that food and art are two really great reasons to get people in a room,” said Appling, who named the Nest after a poetry open mic he hosted in San Francisco.
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