- Friends of the Claremont Library poetry reading every 4th Sunday
- A Mic and Dim Lights spoken word at the dA Center for the Arts in Pomona
- Los Angeles Literary Calendar
- ALOUD series at LA Central Library
- Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center a grassroots oasis in Venice Beach
- Hammer Reading Series in West LA
- Homo-Centric queer reading series in Echo Park
- La Palabra Reading Series at Ave 50 Studio in Highland Park, Los Angeles
- Poetry Flash calendar of events in Southern California
- LA Poetry Festival and Poetry Archive
- Poetic Research Bureau: experimental poetry series in Chinatown
- Betalevel: music, art, and writing in Chinatown
- Skylight Books: readings in Los Feliz
- Last Bookstore: readings in Downtown LA
- Poetry LA
- Non-Standard Lit: readings in San Diego