LA Poetry Event Billed as Networking Spot
An upcoming event in Culver City, "Women's Poetry River," is being positioned as a unique cross-disciplinary gathering for LA's professional communities. The March 29 event offers a relaxed setting for people in tech to connect with those in the city's creative and arts scenes.
The "Women's Poetry River" is a poetic celebration of Women's History Month, featuring twelve women writers from the Los Angeles area and beyond. The event is scheduled to take place in the courtyard of The Wende Museum in Culver City. This particular gathering is part of the larger Culver City Book Festival. The unique format, a "poetry river," involves each poet reading one piece at a time, with each reading flowing directly into the next. This structure aims to create a continuous and interconnected stream of diverse perspectives on womanhood, history, and contemporary politics. The event is presented by Village Well Books & Coffee. Among the featured poets is Alyesha Wise, an award-winning poet and the Director of Programming for Street Poets, Inc., an organization that mentors and provides arts programming for youth, many of whom are involved in the juvenile justice system. Her work has been featured on OWN TV, BET, and in the LA Times. Another participant, Janet Gonzalez, is a long-time spoken word artist in the Los Angeles poetry scene. The event's positioning as a networking opportunity for tech and arts professionals taps into a broader trend of cross-industry collaboration. Such events are seen as valuable for sparking innovation by exposing professionals to fresh perspectives from different fields. The Los Angeles area hosts a variety of tech-focused networking events, including LA Tech Week and gatherings organized by groups like Artificial Intelligence Los Angeles (AI LA), which supports the science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) communities.
