Pink Noise Virtual Poetry
Readings from the Past
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Alyssa Matuchniak is a Southern Californian emerging on the poetry scene. A second-generation biracial American—the daughter of an Indian mother and an English-Polish father—she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature and Creative Writing from UC Santa Cruz and a Master of Arts in Teaching from UC Irvine. She currently works as a secondary English teacher, and dreams of becoming that “kind of weird but cool” teacher you hear about in stories. She is the author of the debut poetry book Small Wars, Little Revolutions (World Stage Press, 2018), and her poems have previously been published in Black Napkin Press.
Kelly Hanwright has learned to believe in Regeneration as a force, which is what the art of poetry represents for her. She creates to understand her Self and Life, and shares to help others do the same for themselves.
She is currently working on a poetic memoir called The Locust Years that is the story of life growing up with a parent with untreated schizophrenia. Through this project, Kelly hopes to bring awareness to mental health topics and the lives of mentally ill people and their families; to the fact that stigmatizing and ignoring only makes problems worse. Through that awareness she hopes to draw attention to the responsibility we have to each other as human brothers & sisters.
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, Arminé Iknadossian’s family sought political asylum in California when she was four years old to escape the civil war. She earned her English degree with an emphasis in creative writing from UCLA and later completed her MFA in poetry at Antioch University. Iknadossian is the author of the chapbook United States of Love & Other Poems (2015) and the full-length collection All That Wasted Fruit (Main Street Rag). Publications include Whale Road Review, The American Journal of Poetry, Cultural Weekly, The San Diego Reader, Entropy, Alabama Literary Review, The Nervous Breakdown, Rhino, SWWIM, Third Wednesday and Split This Rock. She has received fellowships from Idyllwild Arts, The Los Angeles Writing Project and Otis College of Art and Design. She facilitates writing workshops for The Poetry Salon and lives in Long Beach, California.
liz gonzález grew up in the San Bernardino Valley. She is the author of Dancing in the Santa Ana Winds: Poems y Cuentos New and Selected (Los Nietos Press 2018). Her poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction have been published widely. She teaches creative writing at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program, is the director of Uptown Word & Arts, and founder of Womxn’s Write Inn. Currently, liz lives in Long Beach with an indifferent Chihuahua, a talkative tortie cat, and Jorge Martin, a scientist and musician.
Aman K. Batra is a nationally touring poet from Los Angeles, CA. She graduated from UCLA with a BA in Creative Writing, and is currently obtaining her MFA in poetry at Antioch University. She is a TEDx speaker, a National Poetry Slam finalist, and a member of the 2016 and 2017 Hollywood Slam Team. As a teaching artist in Los Angeles and Long Beach county, Aman’s poetry is heavily tied to her work as an educator, activist, and intersectional feminist. Her work has been featured on All Def Poetry, Button Poetry, Vibe, and The Huffington Post. She has been published in The Los Angeles Press, LA County Arts Commission, and the Fight Evil With Poetry Anthology.
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Julian "Doctor KA" Marcelin is a poet and singer/songwriter focusing on electronic music styles. Brandishing themes of class consciousness and spirituality, Doctor KA's art is an act of political criticism and existential reflection. Julian has a Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing from CSULB and currently resides in Downtown Long Beach with his wife and two sons.
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Micah Bournes was raised in the hip-hop culture of Long Beach, California. He received his bachelor of arts degree in electronic media communications from Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. During college, he began writing and performing music and poetry. His rhythmic roots and theological training unite to birth a unique brand of creative truth-telling.
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Keayva Mitchell's work has appeared in Black Napkin Press, Fight Evil With Poetry Wherewithal Lit, Incandescent Mind, and more. When she's not writing, you can find her desperately trying to keep her plants alive. She lives in Long Beach, California.
