The Los Angeles Poets Collection contains 41 matted photographs by photographer Sheree Levin, exhibited at California State University, Los Angeles in 1982. Accompanying the photographs is a program from The L.A. Scene: Los Angeles Poets Exhibition. The photographs are of local Los Angeles poets. Poets in these photos include Lewis MacAdams who, in 1991, received the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society’s annual Conservation Award. A political activist, Macadam’s is a cofounder of Friends of The Los Angeles River (FoLAR) established in 1985 (and has served as Chair on their Board of Directors). MacAdams have characterized FoLAR as a "40 year art work" to bring the Los Angeles River back to life. Clayton Eshleman, a famous poet in his own right, is also included. Over the course of Eshleman’s life, his work has been published in over 500 literary magazines and newspapers, and he has given readings at more than 200 universities. Eshleman founded and edited two of the most seminal and highly regarded literary magazines of the period. Twenty issues of Caterpillar appeared between 1967 and 1973. In 1981, while Dreyfuss Poet in Residence at the California Institute of Technology, Eshleman founded Sulfur magazine.

Series I: Los Angeles Poets Collection Inclusive Dates: 1981 Arrangement: Alphabetical by Photo Subject Name

This series contains the complete collection of photographed Los Angeles poets showcased in The L.A. Scene: Los Angeles Poets exhibition at California State University, Los Angeles. These photographs, organized by last name, include poets Richard Barnes, Laurel Ann Bogen, Kate Braverman, Wanda Coleman, Dennis Cooper, Robert Crosson, Jacqueline DeAngelis, Clayton Eshleman, Bob Flanagan, Michael C. Ford, Amy Gerstler, Jack Grapes, John Harris, Leland Hickman, Susan King, Eloise Klein Healey, Ron Koertge, James Krusoe, Peter Levitt, Cecilia Liang, Gerald Locklin, Lewis MacAdams, Deena Metzger, Bill Mohr, Harry Northup, Rosella Page, Robert Peters, William Pillin, Holly Prado, Aleida Rodriguez, Kim Rosenfield, Jack Skelley, Ann Sanford, David Smith, John Thomas, Paul Trachtenberg, David Trinidad, Paul Vangelisti, Scott Wannberg, Charles Webb.

Series II: Ephemera Inclusive Dates: 1981 Arrangement: Item Title

This series contains a program from the exhibition “The L.A. Scene: Los Angeles Poets”.