Beatnik Cafe is a monthly poetry series, hosted by Hanna Pachman at the tea cafe, Hey Hey (1555 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026). There are 1-2 featured readers followed by an open mic. The next event will feature the poets, Elya Braden and Tanya Ko Hong on June 25th at 4 pm. Please come 10 minutes early if you are interested in signing up for the poetry open mic.
Born and raised in South Korea, Tanya Ko Hong (고현혜) is an internationally published poet, translator, and playwright who champions bilingual poetry and poets. She is the author of five books, including The War Still Within (KYSO Flash Press, 2019). She holds an MFA degree from Antioch University, Los Angeles.
Elya Braden is a writer and mixed-media artist living in Ventura County, CA and is Assistant Editor of Gyroscope Review. She is the author of the chapbooks, Open The Fist (2020) and The Sight of Invisible Longing, a semi-finalist in Finishing Line Press’s New Women’s Voices Competition (March 2023). Her work has been published in Calyx, Rattle Poets Respond, Sequestrum, Sheila-Na-Gig Online, The Louisville Review and elsewhere. Her poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and Best New Poets. www.elyabraden.com.