1. Grossmont Literary Arts Festival (April 25th – May 5th) If you have never had the opportunity to see what the Grossmont Literary Arts Festival is all about, now is the time to attend part of the literature magic taking place in San Diego. The annual festival, sponsored by Grossmont’s Creative Writing Program and English Department, presents award-winning authors as well as talent from the campus and the community. Past...
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The legend of San Diego’s burrito poetry, with a side of guacamole We believe art can create both a temporal and physical space that brings people together. The Taco Shop Poets, a local spoken word collective, embodies the communal power of spoken word, visual images, and audible melodies. In their years of artistic development and exposure, they sought to remind artists and individuals that they have the right to exist,...
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Our field trip to the Huntington Library and our Charles Bukowski experience If places were people, our field trip to the Huntington Library introduced us to the most cultured, well-rounded and charming of them all. Places–like people–can be many things at once. Part research library, part science and art museum, part horticulture wonderland, the Huntington Library definitely fits the bill. The recent exhibit, “Poet on the Edge,” served as our...
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