Favorite Places : LANNAN POETRY GARDEN
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“I appreciate this place as a kind of sanctuary, a refuge from the industrial flatland that surrounds it. It’s a nice place to drop in and get a whiff of poetry or just meditate. Each of the four lecterns has a different book on it. Someone in the morning will put out the books. I like the kind of trust of this place. Today I was struck by the Vietnamese poet, and I thought I’d sample a couple of others. I don’t usually read much poetry--this is kind of a chance to get a look at it. In the summer they offer poetry readings followed by a reception. It’s just great.”
--KEN MORITZ
Retired technical writer for TRW, Playa del Rey
The Poetry Garden, designed by artist Siah Armajani, is a walled courtyard adjacent to the Lannan Foundation galleries in Marina del Rey. It was inspired in part by “Anecdote of the Jar,” a work by the late American poet Wallace Stevens (1879-1955) Athat describes the transformative power of art.
It’s located at 5401 McConnell Ave. and is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call (310) 306-1004.
Favorite Places columnist Jane Spiller welcomes suggestions for places that are publicly accessible and free. Contact her c/o Voices.
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