What's it all mean? Let's dive deep

Poet and Peace Activist Mandy Kahn and friends created a poetry series at PRS (the Philosophical Research Society).

It’s a space for writers to share works that take a “deep dive” —

Host and PRS Peace Teacher Mandy Kahn

poems that consider a philosophical or spiritual dimension to life, poems that plumb the depths of “self,” poems that consider the natural world, or poems that feel contemplative.

Deep is a personal designation, as individual writers see it. Above all, it’s a prompt for poets to pose the question, “In which poems am I focused most deeply?”

This is National Poetry Month. And these are the featured readers:

Next show, larger venue: prs.org

We gathered under sullen skies with breaks of sunshine and a slight chill in the air. Finding The Deep End Club is not a straightforward proposition now that it's moved from Echo Park, but it's within sight of the 110 Fwy. The sign was not yet put up. It's a gorgeous space, only three blocks from the massive local yoga studio and a few blocks offset from a place we once performed in concert. Before hipsters crowded in, there were kids. Tennessee, the owner had a newborn at her bosom, and one in a Rancid vegan-pleather jacket was monkeying around, all in good fun. The reading began with Mandy Kahn, who alternated with Current Pathways on a mix board and mic, making trippy sounds with Indian raja aspects. Then before Seven was brought up to the mic to read humorous pieces, which involved Sanskrit and Pali incantations, Gaelic, and more rapid-fire verse than most minds could comfortably accommodate -- it happened. A massive snowstorm struck. Snow in sunny Southern California? There was discussion if it was actually graupel, hail, loamy winter's breath, frozen rain...or ice the size of dimes and quarters. (But as we are not Inuit Alaskans with 100 words for what it might have been, it was snow. The news says hail. Some meteorologists say graupel, toe-may-toe/toe-mah-toe. The 1960s accents and massive mural of an Amanita muscaria made that seem improbable, but the nightly news confirmed it within a few hours. The show went overtime and ended with hugs and handshakes and repeated trips to the refreshment table. The club is three stories, and from the loft, fans looked down and marveled at the spiritual discussion as Kahn quizzed her fellow performers on their daily spiritual practice (yoga, meditation, and mindfulness). Sadhana is vital not only to daily life and sanity in the city but also to the production of art. The next show is on Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 7:30 pm at prs.org:

Poet Seven (art by Lorna Alkana)

🩷The Deep End Club💚is so excited to be hosting a very special event at our new space in Highland Park, Los Angeles. Our very favorite local poet and peacemaker Mandy Kahn (@mandykahn) will be reading to us from her exquisite new book Holy Doors! Plus special guest poet Seven (Wisdom Quarterly) and musician Current Pathways. Sunday, March 24, 2024, 2:00-4:00 pm.

RSVP to thedeependclub@gmail.com for address. Space is limited, so RSVP soon. 🚪 Can’t wait to see y'all, Xx! 💚 (Thanks to @cali_wally for the flyer).