By Daily Press staff
Come hear local artists spit their rhymes on the city by the sea. The Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division and the Santa Monica Public Library will present the first installment of “In A Sense: Santa Monica Live” on Thursday, June 29 at 7 p.m. Hosted by KPFK’s Paul Lieber, the series of spoken word performances by contemporary poets will feature works that evoke Santa Monica and explore its cultural identity.
The series is offered as a part of “Creative Santa Monica,” the cultural planning process that is examining the future of culture and arts in the city. On each of three evenings, poets will read works inspired by essential elements of life in Santa Monica, both their own works and works by other notable writers. The debut event on June 29 will feature three of Santa Monica’s standout poets: Sherman Pearl, a 20-year-old Santa Monican, is a co-founder of the Los Angeles Poetry Festival and co-editor of CQ magazine. Marjorie Becker is the author of “Setting the Virgin on Fire.” francEyE, also known as the female Bukowski, has been writing, attending poetry workshops, and publishing her work since 1963.
The MLK Auditorium is located in the Main Library at 601 Santa Monica Blvd. For more information about the free public program, contact the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600 or visit the library’s Web site at www.smpl.org.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 27, 2006. Read the original PDF.