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The Misread City: New Literary Los AngelesThe Misread City: New Literary Los Angeles
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Brendan Bernhard - Writer at LA Weekly
Robinson Jeffers: Selected PoemsRobinson Jeffers: Selected Poems by Robinson Jeffers
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Major American and California who gradated from Occidental College (my school!)in 1905.
Love is a Dog From HellLove is a Dog From Hell by Charles Bukowski
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We fell in love with Bukowski, and Henry Chinaski, reading "Ham on Rye" in high school. This is a collection of some of his "love poems." I don't know if love is really a dog from hell but from what I hear it may be true.
Chicana Falsa : And Other Stories of Death, Identity, & OxnardChicana Falsa : And Other Stories of Death, Identity, & Oxnard by Michele M. Serros
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A collection of poems and essays by our favorite chicana falsa, an Oxnard girl whose uncle had his own restaurant (a taco truck). She went to Santa Monica College and UCLA. The CD of her reading her stories and poems is great.
African Sleeping Sickness: Stories and PoemsAfrican Sleeping Sickness: Stories and Poems by Wanda Coleman
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One of Wanda Coleman's many amazing books of poems and stories.
Ghost Girl (Poets, Penguin)Ghost Girl (Poets, Penguin) by Amy Gerstler
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Nights of Fire, Nights of RainNights of Fire, Nights of Rain by Amy Uyematsu
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Garden of Exile: PoemsGarden of Exile: Poems by Aleida Rodríguez
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Disappearing Ink: Poetry at the End of Print CultureDisappearing Ink: Poetry at the End of Print Culture by Dana Gioia
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Lake of FireLake of Fire by Kate Gale
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Contemporary Authors: Biography - Goldstein, Laurence (1943-)Contemporary Authors: Biography - Goldstein, Laurence (1943-)
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The Flying Machine and Modern LiteratureThe Flying Machine and Modern Literature by Laurence Goldstein
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Clear and Queer Thinking: Wittgenstein's Development and His Relevance to Modern ThoughtClear and Queer Thinking: Wittgenstein's Development and His Relevance to Modern Thought by Laurence Goldstein
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A Fire in the EarthA Fire in the Earth by Marcos McPeek Villatoro
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They Say That I Am Two: PoemsThey Say That I Am Two: Poems by Marcos McPeek Villatoro
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Walking to LA Milpa: Living in Guatemala With Armies, Demons, Abrazos, and DeathWalking to LA Milpa: Living in Guatemala With Armies, Demons, Abrazos, and Death by Marcos McPeek Villatoro
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Minos: A Romilia Chacon Mystery (Romilia Chacon Mysteries)Minos: A Romilia Chacon Mystery (Romilia Chacon Mysteries) by Marcos M. Villatoro
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On Tuesday, When the Homeless Disappeared (Camino Del Sol: a Latina and Latino Literary Series)On Tuesday, When the Homeless Disappeared (Camino Del Sol: a Latina and Latino Literary Series) by Marcos McPeek Villatoro
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Biography - Villatoro, Marcos McPeek: An article from: Contemporary AuthorsBiography - Villatoro, Marcos McPeek: An article from: Contemporary Authors by Gale Reference Team
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Home Killings (Romilia Chacon Novel)Home Killings (Romilia Chacon Novel) by Marcos Villatoro
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Biography - Bogen, Laurel Ann (1950-): An article from: Contemporary Authors OnlineBiography - Bogen, Laurel Ann (1950-): An article from: Contemporary Authors Online by Gale Reference Team
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The Great Orange Leonard Scandal (Tall Tales Series; 4)The Great Orange Leonard Scandal (Tall Tales Series; 4) by Laurel Ann Bogen
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Unraveling at the NameUnraveling at the Name by Jenny Factor
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Margaux with an XMargaux with an X by Ron Koertge
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FeverFever by Ronald Koertge
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In Danger (The California Poetry Series) (California Poetry Series, V. 2)In Danger (The California Poetry Series) (California Poetry Series, V. 2) by Suzanne Lummis
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Where the Angels Come Toward Us: Selected Essays, Reviews & InterviewsWhere the Angels Come Toward Us: Selected Essays, Reviews & Interviews by David St. John
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The Color Wheel (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction)The Color Wheel (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction) by Timothy Steele
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There are no madmen hereThere are no madmen here by Gina Valdes
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This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of ColorThis Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color
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Dr. Invisible & Mr. HideDr. Invisible & Mr. Hide by Charles Harper Webb
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California Poetry: From the Gold Rush to the Present (California Legacy)California Poetry: From the Gold Rush to the Present (California Legacy)
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Artemis in Echo ParkArtemis in Echo Park by Eloise Klein Healy
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The Endarkenment (Pitt Poetry Series)The Endarkenment (Pitt Poetry Series) by Jeffrey McDaniel
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Slam poet and novelist known for being a recovering addict from the working class streets.