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Fulbright scholar and Cave Canem fellow Aaron Coleman writes, teaches and translates poetry. Fascinated with what words can do, he cites hip-hop as his…
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Last week I had a morning filled with culture. I first went to the Eugene Field Museum in downtown St. Louis. In March 2007 the Eugene Field House was…
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On Wednesday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh talked with author and Washington University professor Mary Jo Bang about her work and new poetry…
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The two-day St.ART festival this weekend is billed as a street art event, but it takes places in parks, not streets.It opened Saturday at Langenberg Field…
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St. Louis poet and librarian Alison Rollins started along her poetry journey in high school at Nerinx Hall in Webster Groves.She is now a published poet,…
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When members of the Board of Aldermen created St. Louis' poet laureate position, they intended to promote unity. Indeed, inaugural official poet Michael…
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The delay in naming a new St. Louis poet laureate may soon be over.in December, a poet laureate task force recommended local poet and educator Jane Ellen…
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St. Louis’ would-be poet laureate Jane Ellen Ibur is 'incredibly disappointed' in delay filling postSt. Louis poet Jane Ellen Ibur is certainly a character. She's appeared before a class of children wearing a cape and carrying a magic wand. She sometimes…
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Updated with information from the Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed's office — The St. Louis poet laureate position is vacant following the…
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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…