By Daily Press staff
If great artwork derives from the soul, the soul of at least three poets is firmly entrenched in Santa Monica.
On June 29, the Santa Monica Public Library and Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division will present the first in a series of planned spoken-word and poetry events. The series is offered as a part of Creative Santa Monica, a cultural plan process that will examine the future of culture and arts in the city.
Hosted by Paul Liever, host of “Why Poetry?” on KPFK, the evening will feature three poets — Sherman Pearl, Marjorie Becker and francEyE — reading from works inspired by Santa Monica. The performance runs from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium.
Pearl is a co-founder of the Los Angeles Poetry Festival and co-editor of CQ magazine. In the past decade, he has published four collections, most recently “The Pen in Time of War,” and his work has appeared in more than 40 literary journals and anthologies.
For more information, contact the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600 or visit www.smpl.org. Ocean House makes like Thomas Jefferson
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 20, 2006. Read the original PDF.