Victoria Patterson

Nov 21, 2024 | altaonline.com | Victoria Patterson

Harry Lawson “Peter” Carr (1925–1981) was a comparative literature professor at Cal State Long Beach and an outsider artist who celebrated—and struggled with—his hometown of Orange County. Carr was not formally trained as an artist. He earned his PhD from USC, and he served in the navy. I first encountered Carr through his Aliso Creek, a howling anthem of an illustrated prose poem anthologized by Lisa Alvarez and Andrew Tonkovich in Orange County: A Literary Field Guild.

Apr 23, 2024 | eventbrite.com | Santi Elijah Holley |Victoria Patterson |George Chen

Meet contributors Santi Elijah Holley, Victoria Patterson, and George Chen and help us launch Issue 27. Pages: a bookstore 904 Manhattan Avenue Manhattan Beach, CA 90266About this event2 hoursApril 27 is Independent Bookstore Day. To celebrate that most bookish day of the year, Alta Journal will be at Pages: A Bookstore in Manhattan Beach to fête Issue 27, which features a cover package devoted to Los Angeles storytellers.