By Kimberly Garcia, English 2600, Cal State LA, fall 2022 Los Angeles; the City of Stars Los Angeles The City of Dreams The City of Lights, Camera, and Action The City that is always Sunny Los Angeles The City of the Dodgers The City of the Lakers The City of the Rams Los Angeles The…
To Live and Die in L.A.
Class poem, English 2600, Literary LA FALL 2022 Because of the sun LA is thought to be warm Because of the people LA is thought to be a world of actresses and Hollywood stars You might come into LA with one thought But you will definitely leave with another (Sam) LA, the city where…
Beautifully Ugly L.A.
Class Poem from English 2600, Literary L.A. Spring 2022 Oncoming cars dash Look at your blindside quickly You don’t want to crash. (Edgar) The city of Los Angeles A place where it’s never quiet From the cars on the freeway To the people walking the street with Signs. The families in the parks playing to…
Belonging
Poem by Sam Campbell, English 2600, Fall 2021 Belonging is still foreign to me For I was non-native and non-Mexican Attending a school where the walkouts are fondly remembered And the chants of “Si se puede!” still ring through the halls Of the second oldest high school in Los Angeles The Hispanic culture has a…
There’s No Angels in Los Angeles
Poem by Daniela Alvarez, English 2600, fall 2021 There’s No Angels In Los Angeles Los Angeles What’s so great about it? It’s filled with lies and crimes A stolen land thanks to Christopher! Some are born here, some come here Hoping for a better life, but what’s better than your actual home? I was born…
The Untold LA
Class Poem for English 2600, fall 2021 Sunlight and hidden shadow combined and separate, (Julia) Not everyone understands the struggle, but everyone has a goal. (Sarahi) Los Angeles is like a mystery box A person can have a negative or positive view To criticize the problems like air pollution, homelessness, and poverty To capture the…
The Devil’s Whispers
By Elizabeth POEM: THE DEVIL’S WHISPERS Poem: The Devil’s Whispers Sometimes we feel so alone, Like no one understands us, Sometimes we get lost in our thoughts, Feeling like we are locked up in a cage, And there’s no escape, Sometimes we feel like we are stuck in the darkness, With no light to guide…
Hope Never Dies
Hope Never Dies By Elizabeth Life knocks me down so many times, That it felt like I was paying for many crimes, Many people thought that I was a failure, But those were the thought of haters, I started not to care, Because I thought life was unfair, But I got tired of always shedding…
Going Through the City of Riverside
Prior to posting this, I was a bit hesitant because most of the works posted on this student blog were from LA. But after being reassured that it would be fine, I started to feel that it would be interesting to talk about my city, through its past and my life, as it’s considered a…
Los Angeles Through Our Eyes
Class poem 2021, English 2600 class, Literary LA Written by students, arranged by Professor Jenny Hicks (all images except those credited to Marisol=Jenny Hicks, summer 2020) Los Angeles The city where we all run to for greater opportunities that’ll allow us to flip our life around, where we can drive to mountain tops, visit pretty…
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