Hiram Sims

A Gem In the City – Sims Library of Poetry

Cheryl Eckford, Contributing WriterJuly 6, 2023

In the heart of Los Angles at first glance, it might be easy to miss, but Sims Library of Poetry is like a caterpillar that blossoms into a beautiful butterfly. The library is located at 2702 West Florence Avenue in South L.A.

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Words Are Free, But Poets Are Cashing In

Daniella Masterson, Contributing WriterAugust 11, 2022

When Amanda Gorman read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ Inauguration ceremony in 2021, not only did it catapult her into greater literary stardom, the first National Youth Poet Laureate demonstrated the power of prose in a moment.