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SUMMARY:MATI Block Party: Poetry in Motion
DESCRIPTION:St. Louis Poets Take the Mic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event will be held in-person at High Low. \n\n\n\n\n\nSaint Louis Poetry Center is thrilled to co-present Shirley Bradley LeFlore Foundation’s Poetry in Motion reading for Music at the Intersection! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrum Voices Take The Mic5:00–6:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nEileen G’Sell\n\n\n\nJacqui Germain\n\n\n\nTravis Massotti\n\n\n\nDavid A.N. Jackson\n\n\n\nCheryl DS Walker and Kamau OS Walker \n\n\n\nSpecial Tribute: Lyah Beth LeFlore-Ituen leads a collective tribute honoring beloved St. Louis poets\, artists\, musicians\, and cultural leaders\, including Ruth Garnett\, Ira Jones\, and Darrell Mixon\, whose work continues to inspire our creative community.\n\n\n\nGuest Musician Stanley Coleman\n\n\n\n\nUnapologetic Voices Of The D9 & HBCU’s Take The Mic6:45–8:00 PM \n\n\n\n\nMari Carter\n\n\n\nLouis Conphliction\n\n\n\nAja La’Starr\n\n\n\nMaurice Minor\n\n\n\nMiss Interpretation\n\n\n\nSteph’on Rigginx \n\n\n\nDr. Jason Vasser-Elong\n\n\n\nJaye Willis\n\n\n\n\nWord Warriors Take The Mic Featuring The Ish Ensemble8:15–9:30 PM \n\n\n\n\nKMoney The Poet\n\n\n\nBrooking Caldwell\, featuring Karin Bliznik on trumpet\n\n\n\nPoet Lightening\n\n\n\nAaron (Al) Smith\n\n\n\nCheeraz Gormon\n\n\n\n\nA Celebration of 80 Years of WordsPresented by Saint Louis Poetry Center9:45–10:45 PM \n\n\n\nJoin poets\, writers\, artists\, and supporters from across the region as we celebrate Saint Louis Poetry Center’s 80th Anniversary and close out an incredible day of poetry\, conversation\, and community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE BLOCK PARTY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoetry in Motion: St. Louis Poets Take the Mic is presented as part of the 2026 MATI Block Party. This event is free and open to the public. From 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday\, July 17 and 18\, MATI is activating Grand Center Arts District with live music\, a performance art stage\, a roller skating rink\, pop-up fashion shows\, mural and art exhibits\, poetry\, local vendors\, and tastes of St. Louis’ favorite culinary dishes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMATI Block Party – Learn More\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPRESENTED BY\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEVENT ORGANIZER
URL:https://stlouispoetrycenter.org/events/mati-poetry-in-motion-2026/
LOCATION:MO
CATEGORIES:In-Person Events,Lectures & Talks,Poetry Reading
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SUMMARY:Poetry at the Point: Chris Watkins & Grace McGovern
DESCRIPTION:This reading will be held in-person at Focal Point\, and also streamed live to this event page and to Saint Louis Poetry Center’s Facebook page. \n\n\n\n\n\nPHOTO CREDIT: Darla Winn (Watkins) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoetry at the Point welcomes poets Chris Watkins & Grace McGovern. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE POETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHRYSANTHEMUM (CHRIS) BROOK WATKINS is a trans poet/writer\, environmental activist\, and author of The Drag Gospel of Queer Jesus. Chris lives in North Florida and spends as much time as she can on the water and in the swamps. A proud board member of Apalachicola Riverkeeper\, Chris received their PhD in Poetry with a focus in Ecopoetics and Environmental Writing\, Poetic Forms\, and Queer Literature\, studying at Florida State University. Chris now works as the Academics and Partnerships Coordinator at FSU’s Office of Sustainability (Sustainable Campus) and teaches both writing and sustainability courses. Her recent work has appeared in The Academy of American Poets’ Poem a Day series\, in Poetry\, Ecotone\, and Terrain.org among other publications. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGRACE MCGOVERN is a poet whose work is concerned with the lyric voice\, lesbian domesticity and interiority\, and sites of simultaneous unease and tenderness—as well as kitschy figurines of all kinds. She is an MFA candidate in poetry at Washington University in St. Louis. She was born in Rhode Island and now lives in St. Louis with her wife and their dog and two cats. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVENUE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Poetry at the Point series is supported in part by:
URL:https://stlouispoetrycenter.org/events/poetry-at-the-point-august-2026/
LOCATION:Focal Point\, 2720 Sutton\, Maplewood\, MO\, 63143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event,In-Person Events,Poetry Reading,Virtual / Online Events
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