Departures is collecting poems about Los Angeles to add to it's collection from neighborhoods: L.A. River, Chinatown, Venice and Richland Farms. This is a chance to submit your own poem about this extraordinary city. Help us re-imagine Los Angeles through a poetic lens. Your work will be featured on our Departures Poetry L.A. Style page alongside legendaries like Frank Rios and Suzane Lummis, as well as other community members who celebrate our great city in verse, beats, licks, and song. Join the conversation and submit your poem today.
Submit your poem using the entry form below. If you have any trouble, please feel free to email us.
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THE NEXT CHAPTER FOR THE GREAT WALL OF LOS ANGELES
The Great Wall of Los Angeles has been a work in progress since its inception, and plans for its growth include extending the story from the 1950s into the 1990s.
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THROUGH THE COMMUNITY'S EYES: PERCEPTIONS OF THE GREAT WALL
The value of the mural is evident through the eyes of the growingly diverse local community. Neighbors have a personal connection to a particular panel's story or have grown up with it, learning and sharing the lessons the mural has to offer.
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NEW VOICES: NEW FACES IN LOS ANGELES MURALISM
Today, young artists inspired by SPARC and other pioneering muralists are continuing the legacy of muralism in Los Angeles with new avenues of approach.
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RESTORATION OF THE GREAT WALL OF LOS ANGELES
More than 25 years later, Judith Baca and SPARC returned to the Great Wall, to restore its luster after years of fading in the summer and beaten by the waters of the Tujunga Wash.
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