A Public Service Announcement from Mr. Belz

It's that time again... to don gay apparel (a different kind of gay apparel than we usually don, that is), sing festive songs, and give Observable Readings a dollar or two in support of its $500 holiday fund drive. As of 6:00 PM on 12/12/06, we're $222.33 of the way there!!

Before we ask for your buck, though, let us revisit one of the most traditional of Christmas values: karma. According to the karma principle, the universe is a closed system, and one gets what one gives. Now you know why the men from the East were considered wise. They didn't need no stinkin' matching grant!

"Yes, but, kind sirs, what will happen to my buck?" you ask.

Good question. We'll spend it on publicizing, advertising, and otherwise funding free poetry events. We'll use it to make a strong independent poetry series even stronger, by bringing in some of the best out-of-town poets that we can find, pairing them with poets from around here, and making sure St. Louisans know all about it. We'll also continue publishing little books of poems and just generally bringing our own peculiar joie de vivre to the local scene.

So: PayPal us a buck (or more), and we'll also put your name and website link on the list of Holiday Helpers below (unless you say otherwise).