Alternative Field

Located in Los Angeles, Alternative Field is a poetry library, reading room, lab, press, and resource center inside the Avenue 50 Studio building. Its library includes books, anthologies, and journals, with updates made weekly. Visitors can browse poetry materials and engage with programming developed through the lab, including potential workshops and discussion proposals. Alternative Field Notes publishes poetry anthologies, including the Poetry for Peace anthology zine. The resource center provides a food shelf, free fentanyl test strips, a free little library, and help navigating access to other resources. The organization also hosts a monthly Women of Noura writing circle and maintains an interview archive. Its affiliate bookshop includes curated lists, with proceeds from purchases supporting the library.