River Styx

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 13, 2012 - The worst happens at 4 a.m. -- robberies, food poisoning, drunk dialing, car alarms,…

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…

River Styx, St. Louis’ oldest literary magazine, will release its 100th issue this summer. And while that’s a big milestone on its own, the 43-year-old…

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: Reading this poem is like unwrapping a small gift — we experience the delicate and tactile opening…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 13, 2012 - For the first time since 1974, the River Styx monthly reading series will not be…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 13, 2012 - The character of Fool in William Trowbridge’s "Ship of Fool" series is sometimes the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 26, 2012 - The phantom finger in this poem haunts the speaker — and possibly the reader as well…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 1, 2012 - Not many sonnets root for the drunks at homeless shelters, but more should. Though we…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 18, 2012 - Some say home is where you hang your hat or where the heart is. For Tom Waits it’s…