Beyond Baroque Books aka The Scott Wannberg Poetry Lounge

02/16/2024

Great piece!
“Metre is a network, not a hierarchy. It is a dance, not a command. It is a sustainable, permacultural system, not a monoculture.”

Poetry meets the raw needs of our most vulnerable selves in a primal way, with a simple tool: predictable, rhythmic metre

09/21/2022

Tonight! Register for free in-person at Beyond Baroque or on YouTube - 8pm. This is going to be awe-inspiring!

Javier Zamora discusses his new memoir "Solito" with L.A.-based poet Christopher Soto

08/15/2022

02/11/2022

Congratulations to Shonda Buchanan and Ramon Garcia! Beyond Baroque is in great hands!

Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center is proud to announce the election of Shonda Buchanan as the President of its Board of Trustees, and Ramón García as the Board’s Vice-President. Trustees since 2018 and 2020, respectively, Buchanan and García were unanimously elected in December 2021, and offi...

10/13/2021

09/30/2021

Part meet-and-greet, part book buzz, this free, hour-long webinar will introduce you to six independent publishers who are transforming the industry with their dedication to social justice and their vision for a more equitable world: AK Press, Beacon Press, Haymarket Books, the New Press, Seven Stor...

07/28/2021

Looking so forward to Amanda's first collection!

Viking to Publish Amanda Gorman’s CALL US WHAT WE CARRY Poetry Collection in December