Mike Sonksen | KCET
Recent Articles
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City Rising
Community, Not a Commodity: The Ethics of Giving a City Tour
Post date:A city tour is one of the most effective means to impart historical knowledge in an accessible and public fashion.
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City Rising
The History of South Central Los Angeles and Its Struggle with Gentrification
Post date:Rising property values, no rent controls, Metro's expansion and the arrival of the Rams all contribute to the area's complex gentrification issues.
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California Looking Forward
News & Analysis
Is Hope Alive in the Age of Trump? Poets and Writers Creating a New Vision
Post date:Powerful writing can ignite passion and a vision of the future in times of turmoil. Mike Sonksen finds encouragement in great works of the past and hope in the young voices who have taken up the cause of resistance.
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l.a. letters
The Rich History of Los Angeles’ Poetry Scene: Who Will Be the 2017 Poet Laureate?
Post date:In 2017, Mayor Garcetti and the L.A. Department of Cultural Affairs will be announcing our city’s next official Poet Laureate. Dating back over a century, there is an illustrious poetic tradition in L.A., which the Poet Laureate is expected to propagate.
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Departures
Watts Waits: The Proposal to Rebuild Jordan Downs
Post date:Plans to turn Jordan Downs into a 119-acre mixed-income urban village has been declined twice.
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l.a. letters
Departures
New Poetry Collection Takes Inventory of L.A.'s History and Poets
Post date:Coiled Serpent evokes the city's checkered past in hopes of protecting it