/tags/poetry Poetry en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts/2024-08-15/new-collection-by-poet-carl-phillips-reflects-his-thoughts-on-memory-and-loss After winning the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and retiring after three decades teaching at Washington University, Carl Phillips has published a new collection of poems. Like much of his work, they linger on themes like the unreliability of memory and the ever-present specter of loss. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /arts/2024-08-15/new-collection-by-poet-carl-phillips-reflects-his-thoughts-on-memory-and-loss Jeremy D. Goodwin /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-07-17/meet-shangri-la-hou-the-midwest-regions-national-student-poet Recent John Burroughs graduate and Lake St. Louis resident Shangri-La Hou discusses themes of nature, spirituality, identity and place in her work, and poetry as a tool for self-expression and raising ecological awareness. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:52:20 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-07-17/meet-shangri-la-hou-the-midwest-regions-national-student-poet Elaine Cha /arts/2023-08-29/teenage-poet-from-lake-st-louis-will-promote-poetry-to-students-nationwide Shangri-La Hou, a senior at John Burroughs School in Ladue, is one of five National Student Poets who will promote poetry around the country. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 20:44:22 GMT /arts/2023-08-29/teenage-poet-from-lake-st-louis-will-promote-poetry-to-students-nationwide Jeremy D. Goodwin /arts/2023-05-08/washington-university-professor-carl-phillips-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-poetry Carl Phillips read the title poem of his award-winning collection, “Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020,” during a March 2022 appearance on St. Louis on the Air. Mon, 08 May 2023 22:51:23 GMT /arts/2023-05-08/washington-university-professor-carl-phillips-wins-pulitzer-prize-for-poetry Brian Heffernan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-11-10/in-searing-poetry-jacqui-germain-revisits-ferguson-protests-in-bittering-the-wound The debut poetry collection from Jacqui Germain traces a searing return to the Ferguson protests of 2014. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:14:21 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-11-10/in-searing-poetry-jacqui-germain-revisits-ferguson-protests-in-bittering-the-wound Danny Wicentowski /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-10-31/listen-the-raven-gets-new-life-with-this-chilling-rendition Get goosebumps this Halloween from our spooky rendition of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem, “The Raven.” Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-10-31/listen-the-raven-gets-new-life-with-this-chilling-rendition Avery Lea Rogers /arts/2022-10-10/missouri-s-t-launches-literary-speaker-series-with-poet-laureate A school known best for engineering is taking on programs designed to inject more arts and humanities into the school, hoping a culture of creativity will benefit the entire university community. Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /arts/2022-10-10/missouri-s-t-launches-literary-speaker-series-with-poet-laureate Jonathan Ahl /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-15/for-poet-dana-levin-st-louis-is-the-navel-of-the-nation Dana Levin’s new book, “Now Do You Know Where You Are,” contains poems set in and around St. Louis, where she now lives. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:34:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-04-15/for-poet-dana-levin-st-louis-is-the-navel-of-the-nation Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-09/in-then-the-war-carl-phillips-asks-us-to-try-a-little-tenderness Carl Phillips’ new book includes both new material and selected poems from 2007 to 2020. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:35:50 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-09/in-then-the-war-carl-phillips-asks-us-to-try-a-little-tenderness Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-06/poetry-for-all-wants-to-help-you-find-poetry-that-speaks-to-you The podcast “Poetry for All” aims to make poetry more accessible for both longtime lovers of the medium and those who haven't read a poem since high school. Tue, 06 Jul 2021 20:18:02 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-06/poetry-for-all-wants-to-help-you-find-poetry-that-speaks-to-you Emily Woodbury