St. Louis Poetry Center

Observable Readings
for 2010-2011

Sept. 6:  Scott Cairns and Richard Newman

Oct. 4: Carl Phillips and Marianne Boruch

Nov. 1: Merrill Gilfillan and John Matthias

Jan. 3: Steve Schroeder, Eileen G'Sell and Kristina Marie Darling

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Schlafly BottleworksObservable Readings

are held at 8 p.m. on the scheduled dates at the fabulous Schlafly Bottleworks at 7260 Southwest Ave. in Maplewood. Click here for a map. Admission is free.

First Thoughts from
Observable Readings

Jeff Hamilton

Observable Readings launches this fall in a new direction. For five years Observable was stewarded by Aaron Belz, who in his amazing social energy for all things poetic and edifying, founded a series called "Readings At . . ." | Read More

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April Observable Reading

Thursday, April 09, 2009 at 03:34 PM: Matthea Harvey and Mairead Byrne

Matthea Harvey is the author of three books of poetry: Modern Life (Graywolf, 2007), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, Sad Little Breathing Machine (Graywolf, 2004) and Pity the Bathtub Its Forced Embrace of the Human Form (Alice James Books, 2000).

Mairead Byrne is the author of three poetry collections; Talk Poetry (Miami University Press 2007), SOS Poetry (/ubu Editions 2007), and Nelson & The Huruburu Bird (Wild Honey Press 2003). She hosts couscous@tazza, a monthly performance series in Providence, and teaches at Rhode Island School of Design.

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