Poetry at the Point

Saint Louis Poetry Center’s Poetry at the Point series is back in-person!

Poetry at the Point invites local and regional poets, both established and up-and-coming, for monthly readings on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Traditionally held at Focal Point in Maplewood, the 2020-2021 readings were offered as live-streamed events. Starting in March 2022, readings will be held in-person at Focal Point as well as live-streamed.

Enjoy the livestream via the links below, or on Saint Louis Poetry Center’s Facebook page.

Series Curator: Kenneth Pruitt

Poetry at the Point and COVID-19

The health, safety, and well-being of our audiences, visiting poets, SLPC staff & volunteers, and the St. Louis community is our top priority. Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Poetry at the Point in-person.

Upcoming Readings – 2024

Bailey Schaumburg & Macallan Lay
Tuesday, March 26
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Perugia Press Showcase: Melody S. Gee, Carolina Hotchandani & Catherine Anderson
Tuesday, April 23
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here


Previous Readings 2021-2024

Jason Vasser-Elong & Asha Marie Larson-Baldwin
Tuesday, February 20
7:30 p.m. (CST) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Kirby Ewald & Kristin Emanuel
Tuesday, January 23
7:30 p.m. (CST) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Mississippi Mud Daubers Haiku Group
Tuesday, November 28
7:30 p.m. (CST) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Emerson Gray & Nita Penfold
Tuesday, October 24
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Dannie Boyd & Richard Fischer
Tuesday, September 26
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Gloria Day & Lesley Day
Tuesday, August 22
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Mikkel Snyder & Aubrey Byron
Tuesday, July 25
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Daniel Biegelson, Kat Carroll & Tim Rowden
Tuesday, June 27
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Richard Stimac, Andy Chen & Jill Firns
Tuesday, May 23
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Pamela Garvey, Brooking Gatewood & Karen Head
Tuesday, April 25
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Floyd Boykin, Jr., Robert Lowes & Paul Stroble
Tuesday, March 28
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Kenytha Harvey, Maggie Bell & Samuel
Tuesday, February 28
7:30 p.m. (CST) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Marie Chewe-Elliott & Jet McDonald
Tuesday, January 24
7:30 p.m. (CST) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

CANCELLED – Marie Chewe-Elliott, Jet McDonald & Daniel Biegelson
Tuesday, November 22
7:30 p.m. (CST) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

*This reading has been CANCELLED due to illness. It will be rescheduled to a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Katerina Canyon, Jennifer Goldring & Katherine Mitchell
Tuesday, October 25
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Jane Ellen Ibur, María T. Balogh & Alex Balogh
Tuesday, September 27
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Tim Fox, John Dorroh & Jim Hanson
Tuesday, August 23
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

CANCELLED – Marie Chewe-Elliott, Jet McDonald & Daniel Biegelson
Tuesday, June 28
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – this event has been cancelled due to illness, it will be rescheduled to a later date, more info here

Andrea Carter Brown, A. J. Ward & Alice Azure
Tuesday, May 24
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Agnes Vojta & Vincent Casaregola
Tuesday, April 26
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Jo Schaper, Erin Wiles & Joss Barton
Tuesday, March 22
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Rebecca Ellis, Matthew Freeman & Teddy Norris
Tuesday, February 22
7:30 p.m. (CST) – Livestream event here

Dwight Bitikofer, Katy Gordon & Paul Stroble
Tuesday, January 25
7:30 p.m. (CST) – Livestream event here

Tick Tock Poets: Stefene Russell, Allison Cundiff, Lizzy Petersen & Steven Schroeder
Tuesday, November 23
7:30 p.m. (CST) – in-person at Focal Point + Livestream event here

Andrea Scarpino, Tim Heerdink & Tony Brewer
Tuesday, October 26
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – Livestream event here

Jenny Mueller, William Youngblood & Felicia Clemmons
Tuesday, September 28
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – Livestream event here

Stephanie Schlaifer, Britny Cordera & Paul Stroble
Tuesday, August 24
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – Livestream event here

Jason Vasser-Elong, Linda Neal Reising & Stephan Delbos
Tuesday, July 27
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – Livestream event here

Noelia Cerna, Stefene Russell & Raphael Maurice
Tuesday, June 22
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – Livestream event here

Aye Wollam, Kenneth L. Woods & Steven D. Schroeder
Tuesday, May 25
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – Livestream event here

Ben Gaa, Robert Lowes & Phillip McClenton
Tuesday, April 27
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – Livestream event here

Lynn Levin & Carolyne Wright – Poets & Their Alter Egos
Tuesday, March 23
7:30 p.m. (CDT) – Livestream event here

Walter Bargen, Beth Gordon & M.E. Hope
Tuesday, February 23
7:30 p.m. (CST) – Livestream event here

Kenneth Pruitt & Ron Fredman
Tuesday, January 26
7:00 p.m. (CST) – Livestream event here