Brick City Poetry Festival: Opening Invocation

Stage at KDHX 3524 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO, United States

Pacia Elaine emcees the opening night of the Brick City Poetry Festival at The Stage. Poets who keep poetry alive in STL through open mic and readings will share their original work. This event is free and open to the public. Siddall tha Selecta spins. Come fellowship and hear the work [...]

Free

Brick City Poetry Festival: Youth Poetry Takeover

9 a.m. - noon | VerbQuake Youth Poetry Summit @ St. Louis Community College at Forest Park Student Center, Free 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | St. Louis Youth Poet Laureate ceremony @ University City Library, Free 9 p.m. - midnight | UrbPoetry at Legacy Bar & Grill, $5

Free

Brick City Poetry Festival: Unity Community

Il Monastero 3050 Olive St., St. Louis, MO, United States

10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Unity Community Poets' Convening @ SLU 10:30 a.m. | SLPC Poetry Workshop with Travis Mossotti & Kerry James Evans @ SLU 12:30 p.m. | SLPC Poetry Workshop with Alison C. Rollins @ SLU    

Free

Brick City Poetry Festival: Borderland

4 p.m. - 6 p.m. | Borderland Preliminary in Old North STL, Free 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. | Borderland Regional Poetry Slam Final @ UrbArts, $10

Brick City Poetry Festival: Keynote & Closing

Missouri History Museum 5700 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO, United States

1 p.m. | Missouri Poet Laureate reading 3 p.m. | Quincy Troupe keynote address

Free