Mike Sonksen, also known as, Mike the Poet, is a 3rd-generation LA native acclaimed for poetry performances, published articles & legendary city tours. Poet, journalist, historian, tour guide, teacher. He graduated from U.C.L.A.

Mike's book I AM ALIVE IN LOS ANGeLES! has been added to the curriculum of several universities. Mike's performed his poetry coast to coast at college campuses, museums, bookstores, nightclubs & just about any venue you can imagine.
His Los Angeles city tours combine poetry and history and have been written up in the New York Times, THE UK Guardian, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Straight No Chaser.

Mike is booking for 2011-2012 now.

Poetry performances, writing workshops,
Los Angeles Historical tours &
master of ceremonies.

For BOOKING INFO:

mikethepoetLA@gmail.com

http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeThePoet1

PArtial List of Experience:


LOCATIONS MIKE THE POET
has taught WRITING Workshops:

VIEW PARK PREPARATORY ACCELERATED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
826 VALENCIA -- 826 LA East Echo PArk.
MAR VISTA YOUTH CENTER
MOCA MUSEUM
MUSEUM OF NEON ART
STELLA ADLER CONSERVATORY
BOOK BY AUTHORS, LONG BEACH, CA
ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
AVIVA FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES
SELMA AVE ELEMENTARY



More SCHOOLS Mike has performed & appeared at:


ARAGON ELEMENTARY -- CYPRESS PARK
AVIVA FAMILY & CHILDREN SERVICES -- HOLLYWOOD
CROZIER MIDDLE SCHOOL -- INGLEWOODDAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL -- COMPTON
GRIFFITHS MIDDLE SCHOOL -- DOWNEY, CA
HUDSON ELEMENTARY -- LONG BEACH
JOHN MUIR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL -- LOS ANGELES
LOS FELIZ ELEMENTARY
MAYFAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL
PEOPLE WHO CARE - COMMUNITY CENTER



ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS -- Brentwood
ASPIRE ACADEMY -- HUNTINGTON PARK,
CABELMONT HIGH SCHOOL
BIRMINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL - VAN NUYS
CARSON HIGH SCHOOL -- CARSON, CA
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL -- Reseda
CROSSROADS SCHOOL -- Santa Monica
DUARTE HIGH SCHOOL -- DUARTE, CA
GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL
HOLLYWOOD HIGH
JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL -- LBC
LA VIDA WEST
LEUZINGER HIGH - LAWNDALE
LEGACY ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
MILLIKAN HIGH SCHOOL - LBC
NOGALES HIGH SCHOOL -- COVINA, CA
NEW ROADS HIGH SCHOOL -- SANTA MONICA, CA
RANCHO CUCAMONGA HIGH SCHOOL
VIEW PARK PREP SCHOOL -- Crenshaw District
WATTS LEARNING CENTER
WILLARD HIGH SCHOOL

CAL POLY POMONA
CAL STATE FULLERTON
CAL STATE LONG BEACH
CAL STATE L.A.
CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE
EAST LA COLLEGE
LAVERNE UNIVERSITY
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
MESA COLLEGE
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE
PITZER COLLEGE- Claremont
REDLANDS UNIVERSITY
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE
SCI-ARC
USC
UCLA
UC SAN DIEGO
UC SANTA BARBARA
WHITTIER COLLEGE
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY


Special Events:

L.A. COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
L.A. TIMES BOOK PRIZES
LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
UNION STATION
CONFERENCE FOR NEW URBANISM
MAYOR VILLARIAGOSSA (3 TIMES)
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
MUSEUM OF NEON ART
AUTRY MUSEUM
MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN
ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM
WILSHIRE WORDS
NORTH BEACH JAZZ FESTIVAL
POSTOPOLIS
SUNSET JUNCTION
TARFEST
LEIMERT PARK BOOKFAIR
THE ROXY
TEMPLE BAR
WEST HOLLYWOOD BOOK FAIR
Whittier College Writers Conference
ZANZIBAR