Mike Sonksen

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Equally a scholar and performer, Mike Sonksen, also ...known as, Mike the Poet, is a 3rd-generation L.A. native acclaimed for poetry performances, published articles and mentoring teen writers. Following his graduation from U.C.L.A. in 1997, he has published over 500 essays and poems. His KCET column L.A. Letters celebrates literary Los Angeles. Mike has an Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in English and History and his prose and poetry have been included in programs with the Mayor’s Office, the Los Angeles Public Library’s “Made in LA,” series, Grand Park and the Music Center. His most recent book, Poetics of Location, was just published by Writ Large Press.