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Apr. 13, 2023
In the Media: Los Angeles Daily News Features Lynne Thompson ’72’s Upcoming Reading
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Thompson is the former poet laureate of Los Angeles and a recipient of a 2015 artist fellowship from the city of Los Angeles.
Read MoreThe gala will honor several Los Angeles-area artists for their contributions and achievements.
Read MoreLynne Thompson ’72, the current poet laureate of Los Angeles, celebrated the city’s diverse and talented poets by co-hosting a “Day of Poetry” reading at Central Library.
Read MoreThe event took place at Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica aquarium and featured poems about nature and the ocean.
Read MoreThompson will continue her service on the Board as immediate past chair. An accomplished and award-winning poet with several collections and publications in prestigious literary journals, she is also serving a two-year term as the poet laureate of Los Angeles, a role to which she was appointed in 2021.
Read MoreThompson is the current poet laureate of Los Angeles, a role to which she was appointed in 2021.
Read MoreLynne Thompson ’72, poet laureate of Los Angeles, will headline the Loose Lips Poetry Series reading in honor of National Poetry Month.
Read MoreLynne Thompson ’72, poet laureate of Los Angeles, is one of the writers who makes LA a “great poetry town.”
Read MoreLynne Thompson ’72, chair of the Board of Trustees, discussed her role and planned legacy as Los Angeles’ newest poet laureate with Interlitq.
Read MoreAfter years surrounded by such a wealth of literary influences, it’s no surprise that many Scripps alums have become authors in their own right—one look at the College’s ManuScripps list highlights the publishing power of the Scripps community.
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