7th Grade Poetry Foundation

Some in the St. Louis poetry community are upset about a delay in announcing a new poet laureate.In December 2014, Michael Castro was ushered in with…

April is National Poetry Month and before we flip the calendar page, St. Louis on the Air wants to celebrate two local organizations working to make sure…

St. Louis poet Ted Mathys has “Math” in his name -- and his background.“I started out college as a math major. I’m really interested in precision and…

Seventh-graders are known for the outsized emotions that begin to grip their thoughts at the onset of puberty. But a program called the 7th Grade Poetry…

Updated to include Michael Castro's poetry and interview audio, and reaction from poet Shirley Bradford LeFlore.Except for dotting the “i’s” and crossing…