Poetry

David L Byrne

My work revolves around creating natural systems and listening to them for advice. I treat the frequencies as one treats a garden, deciding what seeds to plant, giving the room […]

Annessa De La Cruz

Annessa De La Cruz is the founder of Nameless LA – a creative platform that brings physical experiences to life through different mediums Since 2017 Annessa (Nameless) has leveraged her […]

Nicholas Ryan Howard

Nicholas Ryan Howard is an author, philosopher, and expert in the field of Creativity. He was educated at The University of Southern California in Communications and trained as a Master […]

Ja’net Danielo

Ja’net Danielo is the author of This Body I Have Tried to Write, winner of the MAYDAY 2022 Poetry Micro Chapbook Editors’ Choice Award, and The Song of Our Disappearing […]

Victor Yates

Place is an important aspect of my work as a digital media artist, performance artist, storyteller, documentarian, poet, and writer. As a Black queer artist, my work centers on history, […]

Inspiration 52

The mission of Inspiration 52 is to make a positive difference in the lives of all those that we encounter. Our desire is to see lives changed and enhanced through […]

Belinda Lê Wells

Belinda has been sharing her passion in art and writing for the past 25+ years to help serve children in local communities and across the globe. As a non-profit leader, […]

Eye by Kiona

Kiona (they/she) is a creator who loves to share their perspective of the world through words and photographs.

earthtovirgo

A Long Beach based writer exploring her experiences in life and translating it into art.

Poetic Phoenix

Thoughts and poems to invigorate and explicate the artist within.

Shy But Flyy

Shy But Flyy is a poet, singer, author, and events coordinator. Shy currently hosts multiple open mics and events weekly and monthly. Along with running events Shy is the lead […]

DreamOut People’s Project is a customized workshop that blends oral history, creative writing and visual art for the purpose of community building. Our mission is to nurture dynamic connections between […]

Mike Sonksen

Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT was born in Long Beach and is a 3rd-generation Southern California native. Poet, professor, journalist, historian and tour-guide, his latest book Letters to My […]

Michelle Brittan Rosado

Michelle Brittan Rosado is the author of Why Can’t It Be Tenderness, which won the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry selected by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and published by University of Wisconsin […]

Omejica

As an artist, I have come to recognize that art is a process. It represents more then the an act of creating, deeper then simple body or mind expression, and […]

Alice LeFae

I’m a mixed media artist and writer. My best friend is an enormous cat named Pine Cone, who provides wonderful scope for the imagination and inspires a lot of my […]

enacillep

enacillep is Charles Joseph Pellicane, born naked in New York in 1986. After developing a work ethic forged by 20 Wisconsin winters, I now live in Long Beach, California. Bright, […]

Nancy Lynée Woo

Nancy Lynée Woo has lived and worked in Long Beach since 2011 when she moved here after completing her college degree from UC Santa Cruz. Immediately, she fell in love […]

Yeltsin Penado

Filmmaker, Painter, Writer and Educator Yeltsin Penado (b. 1990, Los Angeles, CA) studied Painting and Community Arts Engagement at Otis College of art and design (BFA, 2018). He lives and […]

Dawgness

Vocalist/Producer from Long Beach, CA. Dawgness exists purely within the realm of the psychedelic and seeks only to strengthen your uncertainty.

Jorge Flores

My art is influenced by my heritage. I am Mexican American. I identify with both cultures. As a Mexican, the bold festive colors and patterns are in my DNA. California […]

Myriam Gurba

Myriam Gurba lives in California and loves it. She teaches high school, writes, and makes “art.” NBC described her short story collection Painting Their Portraits in Winter as “edgy, thought-provoking, […]

Nicole Mitchell

Nicole M. Mitchell is an award-winning creative flutist, composer, bandleader, poet and educator. Having emerged from Chicago’s innovative music scene in the late 90s, and having relocated to Long Beach, California […]

Julayne

Julayne Lee is an adopted Asian American poet, artivist, producer, occasional blogger and Futbolista. Writing is a source of inspiration, community, liberation and survival for her. She has been published […]

Katherine Elizabeth Jackson

Katherine Elizabeth Jackson, known as “Katie” or “Oya”, is a Writer and Poet, a Visual Artist, Photographer, Reiki Therapist and Meditation Guide. She is also the Founder and Facilitator of […]