poetry

"The Poetry of Me" Encourages Self-Exploration And Expression Through Verse

Erin Williams — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:48:12 +0000

The intimate crowd was invited to share their thoughts on race and personal identity through spoken word. Guests wrote their six-word stories on the subject using cards from Michelle Norris’ The Race Card Project.

St. Louis Poetry Center Celebrates Poetry Month With Emily Dickinson

Alex Heuer and Mary Edwards — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:28:32 +0000

April is national poetry month and as part of the commemoration, the St. Louis Poetry Center holds “The Belle of Blueberry Hill: Emily Dickinson at the Duck Room.”

While the St. Louis Poetry Center features the work of many poets and writers over the course of a year, the influential work of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) is on focus at the organization’s upcoming event.

In 1862, Dickinson sent a letter containing four poems to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who would later write of her, a “wholly new and original poetic genius.”

Printer Eric Woods brings poetry to The Firecracker Press

Libby Franklin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:30:50 +0000

Eric Woods is Owner and Founder of The Firecracker Press at 2838 Cherokee Street. He's a visual artist, not a poet. But he's been teaming up with poets for most of the nine years he's been open, mostly, he says "out of necessity."