River Styx /tags/river-styx River Styx en-US Copyright © 2024 Sat, 13 Apr 2019 23:33:59 GMT Free Verse: Jill Alexander Essbaum /arts/2019-04-13/free-verse-jill-alexander-essbaum 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,… Sat, 13 Apr 2019 23:33:59 GMT /arts/2019-04-13/free-verse-jill-alexander-essbaum Richard Newman St. Louis’ first poet laureate Michael Castro passes at age 73 /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-12-28/st-louis-first-poet-laureate-michael-castro-passes-at-age-73 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… Fri, 28 Dec 2018 21:03:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-12-28/st-louis-first-poet-laureate-michael-castro-passes-at-age-73 River Styx staff, local writers anticipate magazine’s 100th issue /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-11/river-styx-staff-local-writers-anticipate-magazines-100th-issue 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… Fri, 11 May 2018 21:53:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-05-11/river-styx-staff-local-writers-anticipate-magazines-100th-issue Lara Hamdan, Evie Hemphill Poet Laureate Nominee Michael Castro Says Words Can Help Heal St. Louis /arts/2014-12-10/poet-laureate-nominee-michael-castro-says-words-can-help-heal-st-louis 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… Thu, 11 Dec 2014 05:30:55 GMT /arts/2014-12-10/poet-laureate-nominee-michael-castro-says-words-can-help-heal-st-louis Nancy Fowler Free Verse: Robert Wrigley /arts/2013-04-11/free-verse-robert-wrigley 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… Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:16:33 GMT /arts/2013-04-11/free-verse-robert-wrigley River Styx changes venue for reading series, looks to continue tradition /arts/2012-09-13/river-styx-changes-venue-for-reading-series-looks-to-continue-tradition 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… Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:14:26 GMT /arts/2012-09-13/river-styx-changes-venue-for-reading-series-looks-to-continue-tradition Jason Schwartzman Free Verse: William Trowbridge /arts/2012-09-13/free-verse-william-trowbridge 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… Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:38:10 GMT /arts/2012-09-13/free-verse-william-trowbridge Richard Newman Free Verse: Francesca Bell /arts/2012-06-26/free-verse-francesca-bell 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… Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:45:57 GMT /arts/2012-06-26/free-verse-francesca-bell Richard Newman Free Verse: Joshua Mehigan /arts-culture/2012-06-01/free-verse-joshua-mehigan 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… Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:21:20 GMT /arts-culture/2012-06-01/free-verse-joshua-mehigan Richard Newman Free Verse: Shara McCallum /arts/2012-03-18/free-verse-shara-mccallum 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… Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:01:50 GMT /arts/2012-03-18/free-verse-shara-mccallum Richard Newman