Paris Poet

Beyond Baroque and City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (@culture_la) are honored to announce the poets who will represent the City of Los Angeles in the finale of the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad. Nearly 50 Los Angeles-based poets were selected to participate in a cultural handover from the City of Paris to the City of Los Angeles in honor of the L.A. 2028 Olympics. Eight L.A. poets will travel to Paris to perform in the finale of the Poetic Games of the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad on Sat., Sept. 7. Congratulations to Steve Connell, Shandela Contreras, Chinaka Aziza Hodge, Uchechi Kalu, Edward Mabrey, Steven Reigns, Lynne Thompson, and Sarah Yanni!