St. Louis Poetry Center

Observable Readings
for 2011-2012

Sept. 6: Debra Allbery and Stephanie Schlaifer

Oct. 3: Nicole Cooley and Brad Richard

Nov. 7: Mary Szybist and Jerry Harp

Dec. 5: Devin Johnston and Maureen McLane

Feb. 6: Katy Didden and Bridget Lowe

March 5: Jane Mead and Kerri Webster

April 2: H. L. Hix and Jason Sommer

May 14: Josh Corey, Jessica Baran, and Brian Teare

 

 

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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

Robert Lowes

Devin Johnston admires the virtues of anonymous poetry, which does not load down the reader with the weight of the author's life. Likewise, a poet’s style can sometimes trouble him when it takes center stage. | Read More

First Thoughts Archives

September Observable Reading

Thursday, September 04, 2008 at 09:00 PM: Walter Bargen and Tom Pickard

Missouri's First Poet Laureate, Walter Bargen is the author of eleven books and two chapbooks of poems. His poems and fiction have appeared in over one hundred magazines and journals. His twelfth book, Theban Traffic (WordTech Communications, 2008) was released in May.

Tom Pickard is an English-Scottish poet and the author of ten books of poetry and prose, including The Dark Months of May (Flood Editions, 2004), Ballad of Jamie Allan (Flood Editions, 2007) and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

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