Eugene Redmond

St. Louis has a long and rich literary tradition having produced such noted writers as Tennessee Williams, T.S. Eliot, Eugene Field and Maya Angelou. On…

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…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 29, 2013 - On Dec. 1, 2012, Eugene Redmond - poet, scholar, educator and the poet laureate of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 18, 2009 - From the time she witnessed John F. Kennedy take the oath on a cold January day in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: June 27, 2008 - In the past four years, since I began work on my new book on the terrible 1917 East…