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Title
Bringing the River to the People: 27 Years of Poetry and Politics along the Mighty Los Angeles River
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
4-5-2014
Disciplines
Environmental Policy | Poetry | Urban Studies and Planning
Abstract
Lewis MacAdams, poet and founder of Friends of the L.A. River, opens an artistic-literary performance account of the modern issue of the L.A. River vs. flood control channel of the 1930s with the founding of Friends of the L.A. River in the mid-1980s to today.
DOI
10.5642/lar/2014.01
Rights Information
© 2014 Lewis MacAdams
Recommended Citation
MacAdams, Lewis, "Bringing the River to the People: 27 Years of Poetry and Politics along the Mighty Los Angeles River" (2014). The L.A. River: Past, Present, Future. 1.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/lariver_conference/1
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Comments
MacAdams' presentation was part of The L.A. River: Past, Present, Future: A conference funded by the Mellon Elemental Arts Grant held at Pomona College, Smith Campus Center, Rose Hills Theatre. George Gorse, Viola Horton Professor of Art History at Pomona College and conference organizer, introduces the conference and first speaker.