Los Angeles Poets Collection UA.2015.005
Vincent Barraza
Special Collections and Archives
2014
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives
Title: The Los Angeles Poets Collection
Identifier/Call Number: UA.2015.005
Physical Description:
4.35 Linear Feet
Date: 1982
Abstract: The Los Angeles Poets Collection was established and developed to make available representative and significant poetry produced
in Los Angeles for the benefit of students and scholars, present, past, and future.
Language of Material:
English
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Conditions Governing Use
The Los Angeles Poets Collection is the physical property of
California State University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library,
Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Folder title, Series, Box number, Collection title, followed by
Special Collections and Archives, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, California
State University, Los Angeles
Arrangement
The collection organized into two series. Series I contains all
photographed prints and Series II contains a program from "The L.A. Scene: Los
Angeles Poets" exhibition.
Biographical / Historical
The Los Angeles Poets Collection was established and developed to make
available representative and significant poetry produced in Los Angeles for the
benefit of students and scholars, present, past, and future.
Scope and Contents
The Los Angeles Poets Collection contains 41 matted photographs by
photographer Sheree Levin, exhibited at California State University, Los Angeles
in 1982. Accompanying the photographs is a program from The L.A. Scene: Los
Angeles Poets Exhibition. The photographs are of local Los Angeles poets. Poets
in these photos include Lewis MacAdams who, in 1991, received the San
Fernando Valley Audubon Society's annual Conservation Award. A political
activist, Macadam's is a cofounder of Friends of The Los Angeles River (FoLAR)
established in 1985 (and has served as Chair on their Board of Directors).
MacAdams have characterized FoLAR as a "40 year art work" to bring the Los
Angeles River back to life. Clayton Eshleman, a famous poet in his own right, is
also included. Over the course of Eshleman's life, his work has been published in
over 500 literary magazines and newspapers, and he has given readings at more
than 200 universities. Eshleman founded and edited two of the most seminal and
highly regarded literary magazines of the period. Twenty issues of Caterpillar
appeared between 1967 and 1973. In 1981, while Dreyfuss Poet in Residence at
the California Institute of Technology, Eshleman founded Sulfur magazine.
Series I: Los Angeles Poets Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1981
Arrangement: Alphabetical by Photo Subject Name
This series contains the complete collection of photographed Los Angeles poets
showcased in The L.A. Scene: Los Angeles Poets exhibition at California State
University, Los Angeles. These photographs, organized by last name, include
poets Richard Barnes, Laurel Ann Bogen, Kate Braverman, Wanda Coleman,
Dennis Cooper, Robert Crosson, Jacqueline DeAngelis, Clayton Eshleman, Bob
Flanagan, Michael C. Ford, Amy Gerstler, Jack Grapes, John Harris, Leland
Hickman, Susan King, Eloise Klein Healey, Ron Koertge, James Krusoe, Peter
Levitt, Cecilia Liang, Gerald Locklin, Lewis MacAdams, Deena Metzger, Bill
Mohr, Harry Northup, Rosella Page, Robert Peters, William Pillin, Holly Prado,
Aleida Rodriguez, Kim Rosenfield, Jack Skelley, Ann Sanford, David Smith, John
Thomas, Paul Trachtenberg, David Trinidad, Paul Vangelisti, Scott Wannberg,
Charles Webb.
Series II: Ephemera
Inclusive Dates: 1981
Arrangement: Item Title
This series contains a program from the exhibition "The L.A. Scene: Los Angeles
Poets".
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Artists and Community--California--Los Angeles
Poetry
Los Angeles Poets Collection
Arrangement
Alphabetical by Photo Subject Name
Scope and Contents
This series contains the complete collection of photographed Los Angeles poetsshowcased in
The L.A. Scene: Los Angeles Poets exhibition at California State University, Los Angeles. These photographs, organized by last name, include poets Richard
Barnes, Laurel Ann Bogen, Kate Braverman, Wanda Coleman, Dennis Cooper, Robert Crosson, Jacqueline DeAngelis, Clayton Eshleman,
Bob Flanagan, Michael C. Ford, Amy Gerstler, Jack Grapes, John Harris, Leland Hickman, Susan King, Eloise Klein Healey, Ron
Koertge, James Krusoe, Peter Levitt, Cecilia Liang,Gerald Locklin, Lewis MacAdams, Deena Metzger, Bill Mohr, Harry Northup,
Rosella Page, Robert Peters, William Pillin, Holly Prado, Aleida Rodriguez, Kim Rosenfield, Jack Skelley, Ann Sanford, David
Smith, John Thomas, Paul Trachtenberg, David Trinidad, Paul Vangelisti, Scott Wannberg, Charles Webb.
Ephemera
Arrangement
Item Title
Scope and Contents
This series contains a program from the exhibition "The L.A. Scene: Los Angeles Poets".
box 3
The L.A. Scene: Los Angeles Poets Exhibition Program
