Nikolai Garcia
@hellokommie.bsky.social
Poet Laureate of the Sanrio store. Sponsored by Jameson.
I got invited to do my first DJ set--which is crazy because I'm not even a real DJ!!! Anyway, come watch me crash and burn in East L.A. (It's for a good cause).
December 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I got invited to do my first DJ set--which is crazy because I'm not even a real DJ!!! Anyway, come watch me crash and burn in East L.A. (It's for a good cause).
Getting ready for a BIG, FUN weekend of poetry! On Saturday, we're raising funds for Echo Park Mutal Aid; On Sunday, we got a party with a dope punk DJ. Josiah is coming down from the Bay for both these events! Come thru...
December 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Getting ready for a BIG, FUN weekend of poetry! On Saturday, we're raising funds for Echo Park Mutal Aid; On Sunday, we got a party with a dope punk DJ. Josiah is coming down from the Bay for both these events! Come thru...
This Thursday, an all-new edition of Trenches Full of Poets! We got an awesome line-up with some new faces. Come meet your new favorite poet!
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This Thursday, an all-new edition of Trenches Full of Poets! We got an awesome line-up with some new faces. Come meet your new favorite poet!
I'm hosting an AWESOME reading with an incredible line-up tomorrow at Tabula Rasa wine bar in East Hollywood. Come thru!
October 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I'm hosting an AWESOME reading with an incredible line-up tomorrow at Tabula Rasa wine bar in East Hollywood. Come thru!
If you're anywhere near Long Beach, CA, come out to Page Against the Machine this Thursday evening for the return of Trenches Full of Poets!
October 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If you're anywhere near Long Beach, CA, come out to Page Against the Machine this Thursday evening for the return of Trenches Full of Poets!
Bowl of Special K while I watch the ending of this Dodger game. Hope you're all having a good Sunday. 😊
September 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Bowl of Special K while I watch the ending of this Dodger game. Hope you're all having a good Sunday. 😊
Sad Grrl/Boi Poetics is coming to Fresno next month! Come through to this poetry reading if you're in the area.
September 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Sad Grrl/Boi Poetics is coming to Fresno next month! Come through to this poetry reading if you're in the area.
I'm in Long Beach, so I already got a million compliments on this shirt.
July 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I'm in Long Beach, so I already got a million compliments on this shirt.
Dope feature next Sunday in Higland Park. Come get a new chapbook if you don't have one already!
July 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Dope feature next Sunday in Higland Park. Come get a new chapbook if you don't have one already!
Curated a dope reading happening this Thursday at Medicine For Nightmares. Come thru if you're in the Bay Area!
June 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Curated a dope reading happening this Thursday at Medicine For Nightmares. Come thru if you're in the Bay Area!
A week from today, our final features before we go on Summer break. Join us and Rachel Kiskaddon, Evan Chelsee, and Alma Rosa Azul!
June 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A week from today, our final features before we go on Summer break. Join us and Rachel Kiskaddon, Evan Chelsee, and Alma Rosa Azul!
If you're near South Central, come through for this nice poetry reading in the garden today at the Hyde Park Library.
May 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If you're near South Central, come through for this nice poetry reading in the garden today at the Hyde Park Library.
This Sunday (April 27), my new poetry chapbook, "All the Sad Music," will debut, and I'm having a dope reading, accompanied by DJ Takuache. DON'T MISS IT!
April 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This Sunday (April 27), my new poetry chapbook, "All the Sad Music," will debut, and I'm having a dope reading, accompanied by DJ Takuache. DON'T MISS IT!
A little sonidero before and after the poetry reading! Come through to Page Against the Machine in Long Beach this Thursday!
April 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
A little sonidero before and after the poetry reading! Come through to Page Against the Machine in Long Beach this Thursday!
I have a reading at The Glendale Room Sunday night. My first time ever there--come thru!!!
April 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I have a reading at The Glendale Room Sunday night. My first time ever there--come thru!!!
Happy National Ferret Day to all who celebrate!
April 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Happy National Ferret Day to all who celebrate!
I'm reading with some local legends next Sunday at Stories in Echo Park. Come thru!
March 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'm reading with some local legends next Sunday at Stories in Echo Park. Come thru!
Happy Pi Day to all who celebrate. 🥳 🥧
March 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Happy Pi Day to all who celebrate. 🥳 🥧
It's that time again: Trenches Full of Poets returns for its monthly engagement in Long Beach. How cam we possibly top last month's event!? Join us and find out...
March 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's that time again: Trenches Full of Poets returns for its monthly engagement in Long Beach. How cam we possibly top last month's event!? Join us and find out...
Come through to Club Tee Gee on my Bday next Monday for a cool FREE show featuring local band Thee After After and from Chicago, North By North!
February 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Come through to Club Tee Gee on my Bday next Monday for a cool FREE show featuring local band Thee After After and from Chicago, North By North!
Introducing Wax Poetic, a new reading series--centered around music--inside a record shop! Join me for the inaugural edition next Saturday at Sonido del Valle in Boyle Heights.
May 11, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Introducing Wax Poetic, a new reading series--centered around music--inside a record shop! Join me for the inaugural edition next Saturday at Sonido del Valle in Boyle Heights.
A 24-page special section in today's L.A. Times about new Dodger Shohei Ohtani (with some really cool art).
March 17, 2024 at 9:55 PM
A 24-page special section in today's L.A. Times about new Dodger Shohei Ohtani (with some really cool art).