Poetry

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 17, 2013 - This poem leaps playfully from image to image, metaphor to metaphor, man to man.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 30, 2013 - Virginia Slachman was born in Brentwood and grew up in Crestwood, but in moving away…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 20, 2013 - Henry Goldkamp was smiling as he paced the sidewalk outside of St. Agatha Church…

Henry Goldkamp has established himself as a bit of a writing fixture in the arts world of St. Louis. He spends his weekdays working in his family’s…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 30, 2013: In her poems, Shirley Bradley LeFlore tells stories; and often, those stories are…

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…

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…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 11, 2013 - Reading this poem is like unwrapping a small gift — we experience the delicate and…

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…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 11, 2013 - In a few jagged couplets, this month’s poem explores the line between taking life’s…