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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

This poem was written in 2002 for Dr. Elaine Osio’s Creative Writing class at Cal State LA–I am sharing it here for our Poetry Event in 2021 with Mike the Poet! And My Literary LA class, and all my first year students. Wild Blue Yonder–for my father and his Bus It’s summer and my dad…

The City of Lynwood: In Remembrance During Quarantine By: Armando Cepeda             We start ourselves in my place of birth, the place I live, the place I stay             City of Lynwood. Never remembered unless you say             It’s right next to Compton or mention Plaza Mexico             Previously known as the Marketplace and then…