Catch the Mic: Paris to L.A.

Beyond Baroque presents an international Poetry Marathon celebrating the theme of “Art + Sports” with performances by more than 30 Los Angeles-based poets who will be appearing simultaneously live in Paris and Los Angeles as part of a cultural handover from the City of Paris to the City of Los Angeles. In honor of the L.A. 2028 Olympics, eight Paris Olympiad Poets will travel to Paris to perform in the finale of the Poetic Games of the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad, and 28 L.A. poets will perform at Mark Taper Auditorium at Los Angeles Public Library's Central Library.