Michael Castro

Friends, family and admirers will remember St. Louis poet Michael Castro during a memorial service Sunday at Central Reform Congregation, 5020 Waterman…

Updated 3:00 p.m., Dec. 28, with "St. Louis on the Air" segment – When Michael Castro spoke in the City Hall Rotunda last month to pass the St. Louis poet…

There was more than a year of back-and-forth about who should succeed St. Louis’ inaugural Poet Laureate Michael Castro. But the moral of this story is…

Jane Ellen Ibur’s long wait to be designated as St. Louis’ official poet will soon be over. A task force first chose Ibur in December 2016 to replace…

Updated with information from the Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed's office — The St. Louis poet laureate position is vacant following the…

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…

Two official St. Louis poets don’t always agree on what’s appropriate but they do concur on at least one thing: If you want change, you've got to work for…

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, June 18, 2013 - "Welcome to our tavern, a fine and public place / to rest and talk, in momentary…