Mike Sonksen
Mike Sonksen, a third-generation Angeleno, is a poet, an essayist, and the author of Letters to My City.
Poetry: ‘We Are Still Alive in Los Angeles’
Mike Sonksen provides a powerful reflection on resilience, community, and environmental justice in the face of climate disasters.
The Sacred Streets of South Central
In crime novels like Violent Spring, Gary Phillips expands our understanding of the famous neighborhood’s multivarious landscape and spirit.
Orange County’s Restored ‘Beach’
Millard Sheets’s ‘Pleasures Along the Beach’ gets a new home.
Brynn Saito’s Future
A Fresno poet transcends time and space.
A Radical Teacher
Learning from Mike Davis.
Portraits of the City
Man One paints the faces of Los Angeles.
Will Alexander’s Sonic Grammar
A Los Angeles poet draws inspiration from the cosmos and John Coltrane.
Sonia Romero’s Serape
A mural serves as a gateway for Los Angeles pedestrians.
For Mike Davis
A prose poem in tribute to the late author, historian, political activist—and mentor.
Amy Uyematsu’s Power Verses
Reading a poet with deep SoCal roots.
All Power to the People
A decades-spanning L.A. jazz collective “passes the magic” to a new generation.
History in the Painting
A new Judy Baca mural honors UCLA’s past, present, and future.