Dear friends, poets, and friends of poets:
It’s been awhile since we’ve reached out like this! While we’ve been opening up our humble living room to all comers since 2010, and hosting events across LA for many years prior, October marked only our second full year as an independent nonprofit and “literary service in the public domain.”
We’d love your help to keep the momentum going. As always, we aspire to keep our calendar full, and it’s our intention to do so as long as the doors to 951 Chung King Road remain open. We hope that you will support the PRB by making a year-end tax-deductible donation.
In 2017 the Poetic Research Bureau held nearly 60 readings and performances from its storefront in Chinatown in Los Angeles. And we’ve endeavored to expand our programming over the past year with new series, hosts and offsite events, including:
In addition, we’ve brought on new curators to keep our programming fresh and informally ranging, and we’ve initiated new collaborations with existing organizations such as ALOUD at the Central Library and the Villa Aurora artist residency. We also provide a working space for other artist and activist run projects like the Reader’s Chorus and The Public School.
We have several exciting things planned for 2018, including our ongoing busy schedule at Chung King Road, and an expansion and formalization of our extensive chapbook and magazine archive. Your contribution gives us the opportunity to continue to provide a space for free and open readings and performances, new publications, and support for traveling writers. Any size contribution is welcome.
Holiday hugs,
Joseph & Andrew
Poetic Research Bureau
- THIS KNOWN WORLD: Spontaneous Particulars of the Poetic Research Bureau, an exhibition and reading series that took place at MOCA Storefront from January 16 to June 28, 2017
- Desert Poetry, a three day poetry festival that included workshops, talks, screenings and readings that took place in Joshua Tree over a windy weekend in April ((and organized in collaboration with some of our favorite writers)
- @SEA, our ongoing Sunday afternoon “live magazine” of film, music, performance and talks
- The Mingus School, Harmony Holiday’s sound and word workshop of radical poetics, deep listening and archival research
In addition, we’ve brought on new curators to keep our programming fresh and informally ranging, and we’ve initiated new collaborations with existing organizations such as ALOUD at the Central Library and the Villa Aurora artist residency. We also provide a working space for other artist and activist run projects like the Reader’s Chorus and The Public School.
We have several exciting things planned for 2018, including our ongoing busy schedule at Chung King Road, and an expansion and formalization of our extensive chapbook and magazine archive. Your contribution gives us the opportunity to continue to provide a space for free and open readings and performances, new publications, and support for traveling writers. Any size contribution is welcome.
Holiday hugs,
Joseph & Andrew
Poetic Research Bureau
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