Poetry

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 15, 2011 - Our summer begins to dwindle into shorter days and cooler evenings. School has…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 14, 2011 - Allison Joseph's poem, "Thirty Lines About the Fro" takes the form of a modern ode, a…

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…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 13, 2010 - This month's poem is by Adrian Matejka, and it's from the point of view of boxing…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 17, 2010 - We'll kick off this monthly series with a poem by David Clewell, Missouri's new Poet…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 2, 2009 - Editor's Note: A person who I had worked with briefly some years before called…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: November 17, 2008 - Donald Finkel, a celebrated poet and one of the most luminous stars in the galaxy…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: November 14, 2008 - It's a busy time for Walter Bargen, who is traveling the state as Missouri's…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: The St. Louis region has long supplied spiritual and intellectual nourishment to poets, both…