Poetry. Los Angeles is known to be the most photographed city in the world, and its deep connection to the movie industry means that it is frequently mistaken for someplace else. Through gesture and image, BIRDS OF LOS ANGELES is a modern, metaphysical exploration of the way Southern California's rich cultural and environmental landscapes are misperceived.

Author Hometown: NEW YORK, NY USA



About the author: Wendy S. Walters' work resides at the intersection of the poem, essay and lyric drama. She is the author of LONGER I WAIT, MORE YOU LOVE ME (2009) and a chapbook, BIRDS OF LOS ANGELES (2005), both published by Palm Press (Long Beach, CA). Walters' poetry has been recognized with residency fellowships from Breadloaf, MacDowell and Yaddo, and her poems have recently appeared in Callaloo, HOW2, Natural Bridge, Seneca Review and the Yalobusha Review, among several others. Her lyric and personal essays have been published or are forthcoming in Seneca Review, Seattle Review, and Harper's Magazine.

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