Sunday Workshop: Submissions Due
2023-06-18 23:59 (America/Chicago)
The Sunday Workshop with Allison Joseph will take place on June 25, 2023. Poetry submissions for the workshop are due by 11:59 p.m.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

The workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it. Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due one week prior to workshop

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

ABOUT THE POET

ALLISON JOSEPH lives in Carbondale, Illinois, where she is on the faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her most recent collections of poems are Lexicon (Red Hen Press, 2021, winner of the Best Book of 2021 Award from Poetry by the Sea: A Global Conference), Any Proper Weave (Kelsay Books, 2022), Speak and Spell (Glass Lyre Press, 2022), and Confessions of a Barefaced Woman (Red Hen Press, 2018). Confessions of a Barefaced Woman won the 2019 Feathered Quill Book Award and was a finalist for the 2019 NAACP Image Award in Poetry. She was named Illinois Author of the Year for 2022 by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. Her poems have appeared in the New York Times and in the Best American Poetry Series. Her next book, Dwelling, will be published by Red Hen in 2025. Her chapbook Recover will be published in 2024 by Word Poetry. She is the widow of beloved poet and editor Jon Tribble.

Sunday Workshop: Allison Joseph - CANCELLED
2023-06-25 13:30 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
This workshop has been cancelled & rescheduled to July 16, 2023.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person at High Low. Learn more >>

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due one week prior to workshop

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: June 18, 2023

ABOUT THE POET

ALLISON JOSEPH lives in Carbondale, Illinois, where she is on the faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her most recent collections of poems are Lexicon (Red Hen Press, 2021, winner of the Best Book of 2021 Award from Poetry by the Sea: A Global Conference), Any Proper Weave (Kelsay Books, 2022), Speak and Spell (Glass Lyre Press, 2022), and Confessions of a Barefaced Woman (Red Hen Press, 2018). Confessions of a Barefaced Woman won the 2019 Feathered Quill Book Award and was a finalist for the 2019 NAACP Image Award in Poetry. She was named Illinois Author of the Year for 2022 by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. Her poems have appeared in the New York Times and in the Best American Poetry Series. Her next book, Dwelling, will be published by Red Hen in 2025. Her chapbook Recover will be published in 2024 by Word Poetry. She is the widow of beloved poet and editor Jon Tribble.

Poetry at the Point: Daniel Biegelson, Kat Carroll & Tim Rowden
2023-06-27 19:30 | Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
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.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Poetry at the Point in-person at Focal Point. Learn more >>

ABOUT THE POETS

Daniel Biegelson is the author of the book of being neighbors (Ricochet Editions) and the chapbook Only the Borrowed Light (VERSE). He serves as the Director of the Visiting Writers Series at Northwest Missouri State University, where he also works as an editor for The Laurel Review. He holds an MFA from the University of Montana and an MA from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He hails from New Jersey and lives near Kansas City with his wife and two kids. Find him at danielbiegelson.com.

Kat Carroll is a poet, artist, and climate-focused clean energy researcher. Kat is from Omaha, Nebraska originally, where she received a Bachelors of Environmental Science at Creighton University, and recently moved from New York, where she completed a Masters in Environmental Policy at Bard College. She recently completed the second of two chapbooks.

Tim Rowden is a poet, journalist and suicide loss survivor. Following the loss of his son, Ian, in 2021, he found refuge and healing in poetry. His poems chart a journey through grief, loss healing and forgiveness and are part of a chapbook in development. Tim is the editor of the St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune, founder of The Grief Project and a presenter for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Sunday Workshop: Submissions Due
2023-07-09 23:59
The rescheduled Sunday Workshop with Allison Joseph will take place on July 16, 2023. Poetry submissions for the workshop are due by 11:59 p.m.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

The workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it. Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due one week prior to workshop

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

ABOUT THE POET

ALLISON JOSEPH lives in Carbondale, Illinois, where she is on the faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her most recent collections of poems are Lexicon (Red Hen Press, 2021, winner of the Best Book of 2021 Award from Poetry by the Sea: A Global Conference), Any Proper Weave (Kelsay Books, 2022), Speak and Spell (Glass Lyre Press, 2022), and Confessions of a Barefaced Woman (Red Hen Press, 2018). Confessions of a Barefaced Woman won the 2019 Feathered Quill Book Award and was a finalist for the 2019 NAACP Image Award in Poetry. She was named Illinois Author of the Year for 2022 by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. Her poems have appeared in the New York Times and in the Best American Poetry Series. Her next book, Dwelling, will be published by Red Hen in 2025. Her chapbook Recover will be published in 2024 by Word Poetry. She is the widow of beloved poet and editor Jon Tribble.

Sunday Workshop: Allison Joseph
2023-07-16 13:30 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
This workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person at High Low. Learn more >>

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due one week prior to workshop

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: July 9, 2023

ABOUT THE POET

ALLISON JOSEPH lives in Carbondale, Illinois, where she is on the faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Her most recent collections of poems are Lexicon (Red Hen Press, 2021, winner of the Best Book of 2021 Award from Poetry by the Sea: A Global Conference), Any Proper Weave (Kelsay Books, 2022), Speak and Spell (Glass Lyre Press, 2022), and Confessions of a Barefaced Woman (Red Hen Press, 2018). Confessions of a Barefaced Woman won the 2019 Feathered Quill Book Award and was a finalist for the 2019 NAACP Image Award in Poetry. She was named Illinois Author of the Year for 2022 by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English. Her poems have appeared in the New York Times and in the Best American Poetry Series. Her next book, Dwelling, will be published by Red Hen in 2025. Her chapbook Recover will be published in 2024 by Word Poetry. She is the widow of beloved poet and editor Jon Tribble.

Poetry at the Point: Mikkel Snyder & Aubrey Byron
2023-07-25 19:30 | Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
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.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Poetry at the Point in-person at Focal Point. Learn more >>

ABOUT THE POETS

Mikkel Snyder is a Filipino-American writer based in St. Louis. An instructional technical writer by trade for the last eight years, Mikkel has been a creative writer for far longer and has dabbled with poetry, fiction, zines, pop culture journalism, and more recently creative nonfiction. They are a co-publisher of FreezeRay Poetry and writer for Black Nerd Problems. Their poems have been featured in Radius Lit, decomP, and Button Poetry.

Aubrey Byron is a writer and journalist from St. Louis, Missouri. She has written for Slate, Gear Junkie, Streetsblog, and Feast Magazine. She is working on her first collection of poems, many of which are inspired by nature.

Poetry at the Point: Gloria Day & Lesley Day
2023-08-22 19:30 | Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
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.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Poetry at the Point in-person at Focal Point. Learn more >>

ABOUT THE POETS

Gloria Day is a writer and illustrator who is currently based in St. Louis, MO. Though she spent nearly a decade of her life teaching at the early childhood and elementary school levels, she has continued to grow as a poet and author of self-published children’s books over the years. Though most of her work is inspired by her love and respect for children and their perspective, her goal is to spend more time digging into heavier and more complex subjects for adults through poetry. In 2020, she took on the role of full time caregiver for her mother who was diagnosed with dementia. Fully understanding the responsibility and the ever-evolving challenges of caregiving, her most recent poetry has been shaped by her new role.

Lesley Day is the author of Authenticity, a raw collection of poetry that tells a story of the darkest tales, and the deepest thoughts. Day has been published in several anthologies, but Authenticity (Ink Soul Publishing 2022) is her first full length collection. Her forthcoming collections The Absence of Light and IMPACT – A Woman’s Story from Surviving to Living (Ink Soul Publishing) will be released in 2023. Day travels throughout Missouri performing her poetry and is the host of Sunday Night Poetry at Spine Bookstore & Café in St. Louis, Missouri, and Jefferson County Poetry and Open Mic Night at Savannah’s Coffee Corral in Pevely, Missouri. Day resides in a small town in Missouri, with her two young daughters and her one little pupkid.

Sunday Workshop: Submissions Due
2023-08-23 23:59
The rescheduled Sunday Workshop with Elizabeth Hoover will take place on August 27, 2023. Poetry submissions for the workshop are due by 11:59 p.m.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

The workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it. Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due August 23, 2023

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

ABOUT THE POET

ELIZABETH HOOVER is the author of the archive is all in present tense, winner of the 2021 Barrow Street Book Prize. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in the North American Review, Kenyon Review, and StoryQuarterly. She teaches in the English Department at Webster University in St. Louis.

Sunday Workshop: Elizabeth Hoover
2023-08-27 13:30 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
This workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person at High Low. Learn more >>

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due August 23, 2023

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: August 23, 2023

ABOUT THE POET

ELIZABETH HOOVER is the author of the archive is all in present tense, winner of the 2021 Barrow Street Book Prize. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in the North American Review, Kenyon Review, and StoryQuarterly. She teaches in the English Department at Webster University in St. Louis.

VENUE

Sunday Workshop: Registration Due
2023-09-08 23:59
In conjunction with Brian Teare & Dana Levin – Night of Poetry & Discussion, Saint Louis Poetry Center is thrilled to welcome Brian Teare for a Sunday Workshop Special Event!

This special two-hour workshop will be a generative workshop.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

The workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it. Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Please note: these workshops are limited to 10 participants each. Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Registration is due by Friday, September 8

This is a generative workshop in which participants will draft their own poems

No poem submissions will be accepted for this special event

Poets will not review manuscripts or provide feedback ahead of time

Those registering are expected to attend the workshop

To register, email:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 8, 2023

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

BRIAN TEARE Ekphrasis Workshop

This ekphrasis-based generative workshop will focus on producing new poetic language and forms through conversation with another art. It will begin with a brief introduction to ekphrastic poetry, after which participants will work from a self-chosen inspiring image, song or piece of music, film, or other art form. Together participants will explore the ways that language expands upon what’s possible in the visual or aural field. At the end of the workshop, Teare will offer some techniques from visual art to open up drafts-in-progress and re-energize poets’ relationship to revision by re-seeing it as an active, liberating process with many possibilities.

Note: aside from a writing implement and notebook, participants should bring a visual image, video, piece of music (or other art form) to which you feel especially connected. Please bring a phone or laptop and earphones if you need to watch or listen to something while you write.

ABOUT THE POET

A 2020 Guggenheim Fellow, BRIAN TEARE is the author of seven critically acclaimed books, including Doomstead Days, winner of the Four Quartets Prize and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His most recent publications are a pair of book-length ekphrastic projects exploring queer abstraction, chronic illness, and collage: the 2022 Nightboat reissue of The Empty Form Goes All the Way to Heaven, and the fall 2023 publication of Poem Bitten by a Man. An Associate Professor of Poetry at the University of Virginia, Brian lives in Charlottesville, where he makes books by hand for his micropress, Albion Books.

Sunday Workshop Special Event: Brian Teare
2023-09-10 13:30 | Central Library – St. Louis Public Library, 1301 Olive St, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
This workshop will be held in-person at Central Library – St. Louis Public Library.

In conjunction with Brian Teare & Dana Levin – Night of Poetry & Discussion, Saint Louis Poetry Center is thrilled to welcome Brian Teare for a Sunday Workshop Special Event!

This special two-hour workshop will be a generative workshop.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person at Central Library – St. Louis Public Library.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Please note: these workshops are limited to 10 participants each. Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Registration is due by Friday, September 8

This is a generative workshop in which participants will draft their own poems

No poem submissions will be accepted for this special event

Poets will not review manuscripts or provide feedback ahead of time

Those registering are expected to attend the workshop

To register, email:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 8, 2023

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

BRIAN TEARE Ekphrasis Workshop

This ekphrasis-based generative workshop will focus on producing new poetic language and forms through conversation with another art. It will begin with a brief introduction to ekphrastic poetry, after which participants will work from a self-chosen inspiring image, song or piece of music, film, or other art form. Together participants will explore the ways that language expands upon what’s possible in the visual or aural field. At the end of the workshop, Teare will offer some techniques from visual art to open up drafts-in-progress and re-energize poets’ relationship to revision by re-seeing it as an active, liberating process with many possibilities.

Note: aside from a writing implement and notebook, participants should bring a visual image, video, piece of music (or other art form) to which you feel especially connected. Please bring a phone or laptop and earphones if you need to watch or listen to something while you write.

ABOUT THE POET

A 2020 Guggenheim Fellow, BRIAN TEARE is the author of seven critically acclaimed books, including Doomstead Days, winner of the Four Quartets Prize and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His most recent publications are a pair of book-length ekphrastic projects exploring queer abstraction, chronic illness, and collage: the 2022 Nightboat reissue of The Empty Form Goes All the Way to Heaven, and the fall 2023 publication of Poem Bitten by a Man. An Associate Professor of Poetry at the University of Virginia, Brian lives in Charlottesville, where he makes books by hand for his micropress, Albion Books.

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Brian Teare & Dana Levin - Night of Poetry & Discussion
2023-09-11 18:00 | Left Bank Books, 399 N Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63108, United States
This reading will be held in-person at Left Bank Books.

Left Bank Books and Saint Louis Poetry Center present critically acclaimed poets Brian Teare & Dana Levin, who will discuss themes from their newest books, focusing on transforming oppressions of body and family—chronic illness and abusive family environments.

EVENT INFO

In-person and virtual event.RSVP encouraged here.Books available from Left Bank Books.

ABOUT THE BOOKS

POEM BITTEN BY A MANBrian Teare

A medical emergency, a road trip, a breakup, and a paean to the power of creative process– Poem Bitten by a Man is for everyone who has tried against the odds to make a life in art, whether they succeeded or not. Using somatic language captured through a notebook practice, Teare recontextualizes the work of Agnes Martin, Jasper Johns, and others via art criticism, psychoanalysis, biography, queer theory, and historical document to honor writers, artists, and thinkers who sustain us when nothing else does.

NOW DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU AREDana Levin

Written between 2016 and 2020, Now Do You Know Where You Are investigates how great change calls the soul out “to be a messenger—to record whatever wanted to stream through.” Levin works in a variety of forms, calling on beloveds and ancestors, great thinkers and religions—convened by her own spun-of-light wisdom and intellectual hospitality. Balancing clear-eyed forensics of the past with vatic knowledge of the future, Levin writes: “So many bodies a soul has to press through: personal, familial, regional, national, global, planetary, cosmic— // ‘Now do you know where you are?’”

ABOUT THE POETS

A 2020 Guggenheim Fellow, BRIAN TEARE is the author of seven critically acclaimed books, including Doomstead Days, winner of the Four Quartets Prize and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His most recent publications are a pair of book-length ekphrastic projects exploring queer abstraction, chronic illness, and collage: the 2022 Nightboat reissue of The Empty Form Goes All the Way to Heaven, and the fall 2023 publication of Poem Bitten by a Man. An Associate Professor of Poetry at the University of Virginia, Brian lives in Charlottesville, where he makes books by hand for his micropress, Albion Books.

DANA LEVIN is the author of five books poetry. Her latest is Now Do You Know Where You Are (Copper Canyon Press), a 2022 New York Times Notable Book and NPR “Book We Love.” Other books include Banana Palace (2016) and Sky Burial (2011), which The New Yorker called “utterly her own and utterly riveting.” Recent poems and essays have appeared in Poem-a-day, Best American Poetry, The American Poetry Review, and Poetry, among other publications. She is a grateful recipient of many honors, including those from the National Endowment for the Arts, PEN, and the Library of Congress, as well as from the Rona Jaffe, Whiting, and Guggenheim Foundations. With Adele Elise Williams, she co-edited Bert Meyers: On the Life and Work of an American Master (2023) for the Unsung Masters Series. Levin serves as Distinguished Writer in Residence at Maryville University in St. Louis.

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

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Sunday Workshop: Submissions Due
2023-09-13 23:59
The Sunday Workshop with Matt Donovan will take place on September 17, 2023. Poetry submissions for the workshop are due by 11:59 p.m.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

The workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it. Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Please note: this workshop is limited to 10 participants. Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due September 13, 2023

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

ABOUT THE POET

MATT DONOVAN is the author, most recently, of The Dug-Up Gun Museum (BOA 2022) and Missing Department (Visual Studies Workshop, Fall 2023), a collection of art and poetry made in collaboration with the artist Ligia Bouton. He is the recipient of a Whiting Award, a Rome Prize in Literature, a Pushcart Prize, the Levis Reading Prize, and an NEA Fellowship in Literature. Donovan serves as Director of the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College.

Sunday Workshop: Matt Donovan
2023-09-17 13:30 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
This workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person at High Low.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Please note: this workshop is limited to 10 participants. Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due September 13, 2023

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: September 13, 2023

ABOUT THE POET

MATT DONOVAN is the author, most recently, of The Dug-Up Gun Museum (BOA 2022) and Missing Department (Visual Studies Workshop, Fall 2023), a collection of art and poetry made in collaboration with the artist Ligia Bouton. He is the recipient of a Whiting Award, a Rome Prize in Literature, a Pushcart Prize, the Levis Reading Prize, and an NEA Fellowship in Literature. Donovan serves as Director of the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College.

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Observable Readings: Matt Donovan & Elizabeth Hoover
2023-09-18 19:00 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
The reading will be held in-person at High Low, and also streamed live to this event page and to Saint Louis Poetry Center’s Facebook page.

Saint Louis Poetry Center is thrilled to welcome poets Matt Donovan and Elizabeth Hoover for Observable Readings.

Books available for purchase from Left Bank Books.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Observable Readings in-person at High Low.

ABOUT THE POETS

MATT DONOVAN is the author, most recently, of The Dug-Up Gun Museum (BOA 2022) and Missing Department (Visual Studies Workshop, Fall 2023), a collection of art and poetry made in collaboration with the artist Ligia Bouton. He is the recipient of a Whiting Award, a Rome Prize in Literature, a Pushcart Prize, the Levis Reading Prize, and an NEA Fellowship in Literature. Donovan serves as Director of the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College.

ELIZABETH HOOVER is the author of the archive is all in present tense, winner of the 2021 Barrow Street Book Prize. Her creative nonfiction has appeared in the North American Review, Kenyon Review, and StoryQuarterly. She teaches in the English Department at Webster University in St. Louis.

The Observable Readings series is supported in part by:

Poetry at the Point: Dannie Boyd & Richard Fischer
2023-09-26 19:30 | Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
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.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Poetry at the Point in-person at Focal Point. Learn more >>

ABOUT THE POETS

St. Louis-born poet, songwriter, and musician Dannie Boyd (Dannie B) enjoys writing about romance, self-discovery, and social justice. Dannie’s interest in poetry began in 2008 while studying creative writing and journalism at St. Louis Community College – Florissant Valley. He learned to play the guitar, bass, and piano shortly after. The Florissant Valley Poetry Club voted him the most prolific poet of 2009. St. Louis Public Radio also featured his dramatic story of photographing the 2014 Ferguson demonstrations in their “Living Ferguson” event, a nationally broadcast program on NPR. Dannie is continuing to work on the fusion of poetry and music. Dannie also continues to develop his work related to the Ferguson demonstrations, expanding on the existing photography, performative work, and presentations. More information is available on his website, DannieB.com.

Richard Fischer grew up in the wild lands in the center of America near the big mounds and down river from the land of the mythic Huck where he was taught abstraction skills in the educational institutions of the later 20th century. He was adopted by the Muse at an early age and has enjoyed the works of his Muse siblings in this and other ages. He enjoys the connection he feels when he becomes one with the flow of word music. His Zen fellows assure him that it is akin to Buddha talk.

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Poetry in the Woods: Naomi Shihab Nye & James Crews
2023-10-06 19:00 | Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd, St Louis, Missouri, 63117, United States
This reading will be held in-person at Ethical Society of St. Louis.

In conjunction with Poetry in the Woods, acclaimed poets and St. Louis natives Naomi Shihab Nye and James Crews present a poetry reading and conversation on nature, wildness, and mindfulness through the lens of poetry—award-winning local poet Travis Mossotti will moderate the event. Presented in partnership with the Poetry in the Woods Workshop, Saint Louis Poetry Center, St. Louis County Library, the Wildlife Rescue Center, The Novel Neighbor and the Saint Louis Zoo.

EVENT INFO

Doors open at 6:00pm.Seating will be offered on a first come, first served basis.Books available for purchase from The Novel Neighbor.

Registration through Poetry in the Woods events page is strongly encouraged:

ABOUT THE BOOKS

EVERYTHING COMES NEXTNaomi Shihab Nye

Everything Comes Next is a treasure chest of Naomi Shihab Nye’s most beloved poems, and features favorites such as “Famous” and “A Valentine for Ernest Mann,” as well as widely shared pieces such as “Kindness” and “Gate A-4.” Featuring new, never-before-published poems; an introduction by bestselling poet and author Edward Hirsch, as well as a foreword and writing tips by the poet; and stunning artwork by bestselling artist Rafael López, Everything Comes Next is essential for poetry readers, classroom teachers, and library collections.

THE WONDER OF SMALL THINGSJames Crews

James Crews, editor of the bestselling poetry anthologies How to Love the World and The Path to Kindness, presents a collection of highly accessible, uplifting poetry celebrating the small wonders and peaceful moments of everyday life. The Wonder of Small Things features a foreword by Nikita Gill and a carefully curated selection of poems from a diverse range of authors, including Native American poets Joy Harjo, Linda Hogan, Kimberly Blaeser, and Joseph Bruchac, and BIPOC writers Ross Gay, Julia Alvarez, and Toi Derricotte. Readers are guided in exploring the meaning and essence of the poems through a series of reflective pauses scattered through the pages and reading group questions in the back. This anthology offers the perfect intersection for the growing number of readers interested in mindful living and bringing poetry into their everyday lives.

ABOUT THE POETS

NAOMI SHIHAB NYE is Chancellor Emeritus for the Academy of American Poets. She is the 2019 Lon Tinkle Lifetime Achievement Award Winner from the Texas Institute of Letters, and she has received a Lannan Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Witter Bynner Fellowship from the Library of Congress, and four Pushcart Prizes. She is the 2019 – 2021 Young People’s Poet Laureate. Her collection 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East was a finalist for the National Book Award, and her collection Honeybee was awarded the Arab-American Book Award. Naomi Shihab Nye has edited eight honored and popular poetry anthologies, including Time You Let Me In, What Have You Lost?, Salting the Ocean, and This Same Sky, and she is the author of the novels Habibi and Going, Going, and The Turtle of Oman. She lives with her family in San Antonio, Texas and is on faculty at Texas State University.

JAMES CREWS is the author of the essay collection, Kindness Will Save the World, and editor of several bestselling poetry anthologies: Healing the Divide, The Path to Kindness, and How to Love the World. He has been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, and in People Magazine, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post. He is also the author of four prize-winning books of poetry, and his poems have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, and other journals. James lives with his husband on forty rocky acres in the woods of Southern Vermont.

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Sunday Workshop: Submissions Due
2023-10-15 23:59
The Sunday Workshop with Tommy Archuleta will take place on October 22, 2023. Poetry submissions for the workshop are due by 11:59 p.m.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

The workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it. Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Please note: this workshop is limited to 10 participants. Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due one week prior to workshop

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

ABOUT THE POET

TOMMY ARCHULETA is a native northern New Mexican. He works as a mental health therapist for the New Mexico Corrections Department. Most recently his work has appeared in the New England Review, Laurel Review, Lily Poetry Review, The Cortland Review, Guesthouse, and the Poem-a-Day series sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. Susto, his full-length debut collection of poems, published by the Center for Literary Publishing, is a 2023 Mountain/West Poetry Series title. He is also the author of the chapbook, Fieldnotes (Lily Poetry Review & Books, 2023). He lives and writes on the Cochiti Reservation.

Sunday Workshop: Tommy Archuleta
2023-10-22 13:30 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
This workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person at High Low.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Please note: this workshop is limited to 10 participants. Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due one week prior to workshop

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: October 15, 2023

ABOUT THE POET

TOMMY ARCHULETA is a native northern New Mexican. He works as a mental health therapist for the New Mexico Corrections Department. Most recently his work has appeared in the New England Review, Laurel Review, Lily Poetry Review, The Cortland Review, Guesthouse, and the Poem-a-Day series sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. Susto, his full-length debut collection of poems, published by the Center for Literary Publishing, is a 2023 Mountain/West Poetry Series title. He is also the author of the chapbook, Fieldnotes (Lily Poetry Review & Books, 2023). He lives and writes on the Cochiti Reservation.

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Observable Readings: Tommy Archuleta & Ariana Benson
2023-10-23 19:00 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
The reading will be held in-person at High Low, and also streamed live to this event page and to Saint Louis Poetry Center’s Facebook page.

Saint Louis Poetry Center is thrilled to welcome poets Tommy Archuleta and Ariana Benson for Observable Readings.

Books available for purchase from Left Bank Books.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Observable Readings in-person at High Low.

ABOUT THE POETS

TOMMY ARCHULETA is a native northern New Mexican. He works as a mental health therapist for the New Mexico Corrections Department. Most recently his work has appeared in the New England Review, Laurel Review, Lily Poetry Review, The Cortland Review, Guesthouse, and the Poem-a-Day series sponsored by the Academy of American Poets. Susto, his full-length debut collection of poems, published by the Center for Literary Publishing, is a 2023 Mountain/West Poetry Series title. He is also the author of the chapbook, Fieldnotes (Lily Poetry Review & Books, 2023). He lives and writes on the Cochiti Reservation.

ARIANA BENSON was born in Norfolk, Virginia. Her debut collection, Black Pastoral (University of Georgia Press) won the 2022 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. Benson has also received the Furious Flower Poetry Prize and the Porter House Review Poetry Prize, and the 2021 Graybeal Gowen Prize for Virginia Poets. Her poems and essays appear or are forthcoming in POETRY Magazine, Ploughshares, Poem-a-Day, Copper Nickel, the Kenyon Review, and elsewhere. Through her writing, she strives to fashion vignettes of Blackness that speak to its infinite depth and richness.

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The Observable Readings series is supported in part by:

Poetry at the Point: Emerson Gray & Nita Penfold
2023-10-24 19:30 | Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
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.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Poetry at the Point in-person at Focal Point. Learn more >>

ABOUT THE POETS

Emerson Gray is a disabled genderqueer poet based in southern Illinois. He has been previously published in RFD Magazine as well as the Augment Review, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for his work on Crab Fat Magazine. He also served as a poetry editor for Chaotic Merge Magazine and Arrow Rock Journal. Emerson is currently an MFA Creative Writing candidate at the University of Missouri-Saint Louis. You can find him on Twitter @Emerson_Gray_

Nita Penfold‘s poetry has been called luminous and soul-stirring and has been widely published in anthologies, including recently in the Charters & Charters text book, Literature & Its Writers (5th edition), the 2021 Women Artist’s Datebook from Syracuse Cultural Workers, and Northeastern University’s journal, Pensive. Her first book, They Stand Up in Broken Shells, won the 2006 Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Poetry Book Award. Her other books are Landing in Oz (2012), The Woman with the Wild-Grown Hair: Complete Poems (2017) and Loreen Says (2022) all available on Amazon. An editor emeritus for Earth’s Daughters magazine, the oldest extant feminist magazine in the US, over 600 of her poems and several short stories have been published in the past 40 years. Nita received her BA in Communication and the Arts from Empire State College and her Master of Arts in Writing from Lesley University in Cambridge MA.

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Sally Van Doren: A Reading & Conversation
2023-10-26 19:00 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
This reading will be held in-person at High Low.

december magazine, University of Missouri–St. Louis MFA program, LSU Press, and Saint Louis Poetry Center present acclaimed poet Sally Van Doren, author of Sibilance: Poems.

EVENT INFO

Doors open at 6:30pm.Program begins at 7:00pm

ABOUT THE BOOK

The word “sibilance” refers to pronunciations of the letter “s,” including the emission of a hissing or whistling sound. As the title of Sally Van Doren’s fourth collection of poetry, the word alerts readers to the sounds of language in the poems that follow in abecedarian order. Filled with wordplay, Van Doren’s poems vacillate between the extremes of joy and despair, by turns witty and chagrined, punning and reflective. The poems gathered in Sibilance aim to clarify their author’s ambivalence concerning living life and writing about it. Her unique investigations teem with distilled images encased in the language of irreverence and awe.

ABOUT THE POET

A St. Louis native, SALLY VAN DOREN is a prize-winning poet and artist who has taught at the 92nd Street Y and other public and private institutions. She is the author of four collections of poetry, including Sex at Noon Taxes, which won the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets.

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Poemtober: Halloween Poetry Party
2023-10-30 19:00 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
This event will be held in-person at High Low.

Saint Louis Poetry Center is thrilled to partner with Inktober this year to bring you Poemtober. In conjunction with Poemtober, Saint Louis Poetry Center invites you to a special Halloween poetry party!

EVENT INFO

Doors open at 6:30pm.Reading begins at 7:00pmCostumes encouraged

ABOUT THE PARTY

Come share your Poemtober poems at our Halloween poetry party, and bring your friends! Featuring:

Poemtober Open Mic

Music and Costumes

Raffle Basket

Snacks & Cash Bar

Registration is strongly encouraged. You do not need to participate in the open mic to attend the event.

Registration & Open Mic Sign-Up Here

ABOUT POEMTOBER

Each day throughout October, we post a new word prompt to our social media channels. Use that word to inspire your writing, and then come share your work at this community reading. We are here to support and encourage writers to practice their craft. We hope this project helps us all shift from that lovely summertime haze into a place of creative generation.

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Poetry at the Point: Mississippi Mud Daubers Haiku Group
2023-11-28 19:30 | Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
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.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Poetry at the Point in-person at Focal Point. Learn more >>

ABOUT THE MISSISSIPPI MUD DAUBERS

The Mississippi Mud Daubers haiku group was founded in 2006 by John Dunphy and named by the late Gretchen Batz. The group of 6-10 members meets once a quarter at 222 Artisan Bakery in Edwardsville, Illinois. Meetings consist of critique of each others work, a celebration of each of others successes, and general fellowship among like minded poets.

ABOUT THE POETS

Ben Gaa is your Friendly Neighborhood Haiku Poet and host of Haiku Talk on YouTube. He’s the author of two full length collections of haiku and senryu, One Breath (Spartan Press 2020), and the Touchstone Award winning Wishbones (Folded Word 2018), as well as four chapbooks, the High/Coo award winner One Note Moon (Brooks Books 2023), Fiddle in the Floorboards (Yavanika Press 2018), Blowing on a Hot Soup Spoon (Poor Metaphor Design 2014) and the Pushcart nominated Wasp Shadows (Folded Word 2014). With over 1000 haiku and senryu published in journals and anthologies around the globe, he enjoys both giving and attending poetry readings and workshops and being part of the literary conversation.

Allyson Whipple is the creator of the Culinary Saijiki blog and podcast and Haiku Girl Summer. She also serves as the newsletter editor and Midwest Regional Coordinator for the Haiku Society of America. Before moving to St. Louis, Allyson was active in the Texas poetry community, serving as board president of Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, as well as co-editor for four editions of the Texas Poetry Calendar. She is now a proud resident of the Soulard neighborhood.

Bryan Rickert is the current president of the Haiku Society of America and has been published in many fine journals. He is the co-editor of Failed Haiku Journal of Senryu and edits The Living Senryu Anthology. Bryan has two books: Fish Kite (Cyberwit Publishing) and Dust and Stone, co-written with Peter Jastermsky (Velvet Dusk Publishing). His work was also selected for inclusion in A New Resonance, Volume 12.

John J. Han is Professor of English & Creative Writing and Associate Dean of Humanities & Theology at Missouri Baptist University in Creve Coeur. He is the author, translator, editor, or co-editor of 33 books, including 11 poetry collections. He also has published more than 2,300 poems in Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Wales Haiku Journal, and other journals and anthologies. Han served as editor of Dawn Returns: The Haiku Society of America Member’s Anthology 2022.

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Poetry at the Point: Kirby Ewald & Kristin Emanuel
2024-01-23 19:30 | Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
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.

Often, the most engaging art seems to capture some universal essence by being incredibly specific. It gets at the gigantic by getting tiny. The poetry of Kirby Ewald and Kristin Emanuel live in this world of detail because it is the world we live in, too. This month’s reading will reckon with the heartbreak of climate angst by doing our house chores anyway, will take the tiniest detail and turn it over every which way in the light, will lean into dissonance as a way of generating a more honest poetics.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Poetry at the Point in-person at Focal Point. Learn more >>

ABOUT THE POETS

Kirby Ewald works in St. Louis as a communications specialist for museums and cultural institutions. She enjoys writing in a variety of forms (poems, essays, short stories, and novels) and is drawn to messages that wrestle with nature, culture, and observation. Her work touches upon her experiences as a museum and zoo professional, a wife and mother, and someone passionate about moving to new places without vetting them first. She is an emerging writer and holds a BA in international relations with minors in creative writing and political science from George Washington University.

Kristin Emanuel holds an MFA in poetry from the University of Kansas where she studied ecofabulism and the comics poetry movement. She is now a PhD student researching Poetry & Poetics at Washington University. In 2022, Donika Kelly selected her as a finalist in Boston Review’s Annual Poetry Contest. Her latest poems, comics, and reviews have appeared in journals such as Shenandoah, The Indianapolis Review, and Colorado Review, with new poetry forthcoming in I-70 Review and RHINO 2024.

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Poetry at the Point: Jason Vasser-Elong & Asha Marie Larson-Baldwin
2024-02-20 19:30 | Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
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.

Part of the intention of what became Black History Month was, and still is, to celebrate the achievements of Black Americans since Emancipation. Equally necessary, however, is an acknowledgement of the path left to walk, especially in St. Louis, a town known globally for both racism and resistance. Jason Vasser-Elong and Asha Marie Larson-Baldwin will read from their poetry and, in conversation afterwards, explore themes of being an American abroad, of stories buried and unearthed, and of Black futures that deserve the excitement of our imaginations.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Poetry at the Point in-person at Focal Point. Learn more >>

ABOUT THE POETS

Jason Vasser-Elong is assistant teaching professor in the Pierre Laclede Honors College and a doctoral candidate in the College of Education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, where he earned an MFA in creative writing and studied cultural anthropology and African Diaspora studies. He is the author of Shrimp (2Leaf Press, 2018), a collection of poetry that analyzes identity in a post-colonial context. His current research is centered on peacemaking, with an additional focus on student learning environments. Recently, Jason received the University of Missouri South African Education Program Fellowship and will continue his research, as Dr. Elong, this summer at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. An avid reader and writer, Jason has poetry and prose forthcoming in River Styx, Uno, and Callaloo. In 2022, he served as poet-in-residence for Sapiens, and will travel to Toronto for the American Anthropological Association annual meeting this year to read poetry as part of the Association of Black Anthropologists (ABA) Transforming Anthropology reception. A proud member of the ABA and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Jason is currently curating an anthology of poetry with the Lights of Alpha mentoring program with his local chapter.

Asha Marie Larson-Baldwin (she/her) is a South Carolinian living in St. Louis while she works towards her PhD in Sociology. She writes at the intersections of poetry and prose, experimenting with brevity and intimacy while exploring the contours and interiorities of her own fleeting girlhood. When she’s not at school or staring at a screen, you can find her running around Forest Park or reading cheesy pop-lit on Art Hill.

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Sunday Workshop: Teresa Dzieglewicz - CANCELLED
2024-02-25 13:30 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
This workshop has been cancelled & will be rescheduled for fall 2024.

We apologize for any inconvenience!

In conjunction with our February Observable Readings, Saint Louis Poetry Center is thrilled to welcome poet Teresa Dzieglewicz to lead the February Sunday Workshop!

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person at High Low.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due February 21, 2024

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: February 21, 2024

ABOUT THE POET

TERESA DZIEGLEWICZ is a poet, educator, and lover of rivers and prairies. She is a fellow with Black Earth Institute, a Poet-in-Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center, and part of the founding team of Mni Wichoni Nakicizin Wounspe (Defenders of the Water School). Her first book of poetry Something Small of How to See a River was selected by Tyehimba Jess for the Dorset Prize and is forthcoming from Tupelo Press in 2023. Her first children’s book, co-written with Kimimila Locke, is forthcoming from Chronicle Books in 2025. She has won a Pushcart Prize, Best New Poets, the Gingko Prize, the Auburn Witness Prize, and the Palette Poetry Prize and has received fellowships from the Elizabeth George Foundation, Community of Writers at Tahoe, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, and Brooklyn Poets. Her poems appear in the Pushcart Prize XLII, Best New Poets, Beloit Poetry Journal, Prairie Schooner, Ninth Letter, Sixth Finch, and elsewhere.

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Observable Readings: erica lewis & Teresa Dzieglewicz - CANCELLED
2024-02-26 19:00 | High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63103
This reading has been cancelled & will be rescheduled for fall 2024.

We apologize for any inconvenience!

Saint Louis Poetry Center is thrilled to welcome poets erica lewis and Teresa Dzieglewicz for Observable Readings.

Books available for purchase from Left Bank Books.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Observable Readings in-person at High Low.

ABOUT THE POETS

erica lewis lives in San Francisco. Her books include the precipice of jupiter (2009, with artist Mark Stephen Finein), camera obscura (2010, with artist Mark Stephen Finein), murmur in the inventory (2013); and the box set trilogy: daryl hall is my boyfriend (2015), mary wants to be a superwoman (2017), mahogany (2023). She is currently writing a novel inspired by the murder of her maternal grandmother. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

TERESA DZIEGLEWICZ is a poet, educator, and lover of rivers and prairies. She is a fellow with Black Earth Institute, a Poet-in-Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center, and part of the founding team of Mni Wichoni Nakicizin Wounspe (Defenders of the Water School). Her first book of poetry Something Small of How to See a River was selected by Tyehimba Jess for the Dorset Prize and is forthcoming from Tupelo Press in 2023. Her first children’s book, co-written with Kimimila Locke, is forthcoming from Chronicle Books in 2025. She has won a Pushcart Prize, Best New Poets, the Gingko Prize, the Auburn Witness Prize, and the Palette Poetry Prize and has received fellowships from the Elizabeth George Foundation, Community of Writers at Tahoe, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center, and Brooklyn Poets. Her poems appear in the Pushcart Prize XLII, Best New Poets, Beloit Poetry Journal, Prairie Schooner, Ninth Letter, Sixth Finch, and elsewhere.

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The Observable Readings series is supported in part by:

Sunday Workshop: Submissions Due
2024-03-10 23:59
The Sunday Workshop with Eamonn Wall will take place on March 10, 2024. Poetry submissions for the workshop are due by 11:59 p.m.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

The workshop will be held in-person at High Low, with virtual attendance options available to those who need it. Patrons are encouraged to wear face masks when attending Sunday Workshop in-person.

GUIDELINES & REGISTRATION

Please note: this workshop is limited to 12 participants. Registration is required, and is first-come, first-served.

Submissions due March 10, 2024

Submit only one poem, one page in length

Provide name, mailing address, phone number and email address

Those submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop

You do not need to submit a poem to attend

If you need to attend virtually, please indicate this is your registration email

To register, email* poem to:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org*Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

ABOUT THE POET

EAMONN WALL is a native of Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland. He has lived in St. Louis, Missouri, since 2000. Eamonn Wall is the author of eight collections of poetry as well as three books of cultural and literary criticism. His essays, articles, and reviews have been published in journals and newspapers in the USA, Ireland, and elsewhere. Eamonn Wall works at the University of Missouri-St. Louis where he teaches courses in Irish, Irish-American, and British Literature, directs UMSL’s Irish Summer School in Galway, and serves as the director of the Irish Studies Program.

Almost Spring Happy Hour
2024-03-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Rockwell Beer Co, 1320 S Vandeventer Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
SLPC Member Appreciation Event

This event will be held in-person at Rockwell Beer Co, in their indoor Brewhouse.

Join us as we celebrate YOU – our outstanding members who have helped make Saint Louis Poetry Center what it is today. The work we do to support poets and champion the power of poetry isn’t possible without you. We’ve got some fun things planned for this Member Appreciation event. Please join us!

MEMBER APPRECIATION HAPPY HOUR

We are thanking Saint Louis Poetry Center members with special members-only happy hour. Come out to Rockwell Beer Co. in the Grove, mix and mingle with fellow members and poets, meet our new board members and curators, and enjoy great drinks and great conversation. This special evening features:

Complimentary open bar

SLPC t-shirt for members

Attendance prizes

A book swap

BOOK SWAP

We’ve combined the best of two worlds – sharing favorite books, and happy hour! Participation in the book swap is completely optional. But if you are looking to lighten your bookshelves, discover a new poet, share a book recommendation, or just gab with other book lovers, this is your chance.

Give a book, get a book!

Bring 1 to 3 books to swap

Poetry and poetry-adjacent books preferred but not required

Upon arrival, leave a short note inside the books (SLPC will provide cards for this)

Pair up with fellow members and swap books

Any leftover books will be donated to SLPC’s library at High Low

You do not need to participate in the book swap to attend the event

MEMBERSHIP & REGISTRATION

The member appreciation happy hour is for all Saint Louis Poetry Center members. Event registration is encouraged but not required. Interested in joining? Time to renew? You can become a member or renew your membership anytime by visiting the membership page on our website.

Join or Renew Today!

To register for this event, or for questions about membership, email:membership@stlouispoetrycenter.org

Bring a friend!

Introduce your friends to the Saint Louis Poetry Center community. Have them sign up to become a member at the event and both of you will be entered into our happy hour raffle!

THE VENUE

Conveniently situated near the entrance to The Grove in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood, Rockwell Beer Co’s flagship location is hard to miss. Inside a facade built out of modified shipping containers you’ll find the heart of their operation: a 15-barrel industrial brewhouse and tasting room showcasing an ever-evolving lineup of Rockwell’s beers, a robust selection of seasonal cocktails and wines, and laid-back food from brassWELL by Niche.
