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Apr. 13, 2023

In the Media: Los Angeles Daily News Features Lynne Thompson ’72’s Upcoming Reading

National Poetry Month

April 13, 2023

In the Media: Los Angeles Daily News Features Lynne Thompson ’72’s Upcoming Reading

Thompson is the former poet laureate of Los Angeles and a recipient of a 2015 artist fellowship from the city of Los Angeles.

April 20, 2022

In the Media: Lynne Thompson to Headline National Poetry Month Reading, Topanga New Times Reports

Lynne Thompson ’72, poet laureate of Los Angeles, will headline the Loose Lips Poetry Series reading in honor of National Poetry Month.

April 18, 2022

In the Media: Lynne Thompson ’72 Among Poets Who Make LA a “Great Poetry Town,” Per Los Angeles Times

Lynne Thompson ’72, poet laureate of Los Angeles, is one of the writers who makes LA a “great poetry town.”

April 8, 2021

In the Media: Lynne Thompson ’72 Discusses National Poetry Month, Reads Her Poetry on Spectrum 1

Lynne Thompson ’72, poet laureate of Los Angeles and chair of the Scripps Board of Trustees, discussed National Poetry Month with Spectrum 1, reciting her poem “Red Jasper” outside the Central Library.

March 22, 2021

Mary Routt Chair of Writing Joan Kane: Confronting Archetypes and Apocalypse in Literature

For writer Joan Kane, the 2021 Mary Routt Chair in Writing at Scripps, the connection forged between writers and readers is not only vital, but timely. This semester, Kane’s workshop syllabus is focused on themes of archetype and apocalypse across genres, with particular emphasis on works in translation and by Indigenous writers.