Past Events

Past Events

Goodie House: Poetry and Stories

Join Goodie House every 4th Thursday of the month from February to October to hear poets, authors, musicians and performers of all kinds share their stories.

Goodie House: Poetry and Stories

Join Goodie House every 4th Thursday of the month from February to October to hear poets, authors, musicians and performers of all kinds share their stories.

Goodie House: Poetry and Stories

Join Goodie House every 4th Thursday of the month from February to October to hear poets, authors, musicians and performers of all kinds share their stories.

Goodie House: Poetry and Stories

Join Goodie House every 4th Thursday of the month from February to October to hear poets, authors, musicians and performers of all kinds share their stories.

Goodie House: Poetry and Stories

Join Goodie House every 4th Thursday of the month from February to October to hear poets, authors, musicians and performers of all kinds share their stories.

Goodie House: Poetry and Stories

Join Goodie House every 4th Thursday of the month from February to October to hear poets, authors, musicians and performers of all kinds share their stories.

Goodie House: Poetry and Stories

Join Goodie House every 4th Thursday of the month from February to October to hear poets, authors, musicians and performers of all kinds share their stories.

Paul Reitter | Humanities Lecture "Translating and Teaching Capital in the 21st Century".

"Translating and Teaching Capital in the 21st Century".
Umrath Hall - Umrath Lounge

Author Event: BJ Soloy

Please join Subterranean Books for the St. Louis release event for returning native son BJ Soloy
Subterranean Books | 6271 Delmar Blvd.

Kim Stanley Robinson on "The Ministry for the Future"

Global Studies Speaker Series welcomes Kim Stanley Robinson for a Lecture and Book Signing
Graham Chapel

Karen Russell - The Antidote

The St. Louis County Library Foundation and Left Bank Books Present Pulitzer Prize Nominated Novelist Karen Russell
St. Louis County Library - Clark Family Branch | 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

TERN Literary Journal Launch Party

Set in the Midwest, TERN strives to build connections with writers and artists from all over the world. The need for community is bigger than ever and we hope to add with this online journal to connections between writers, translators and artists that could lead not only to new collaborations, but new friendships.
3029 Locust Street

Observable Readings: erica lewis & Rosalie Moffett

Saint Louis Poetry Center is thrilled to welcome poets erica lewis and Rosalie Moffett for Observable Readings.
High Low | 3301 Washington Ave.

Visiting Hurst Professor - Reading - Melissa Febos

Hurst Lounge

Visiting Hurst Professor - Craft Talk - Melissa Febos

Hurst Lounge

Author Event: Ellen Barker

Please join Subterranean as it welcomes back Ellen Barker as she reads from and discusses her new book, The Breaks.
Subterranean Books | 6271 Delmar Blvd.

Robert Fitterman & Safa Khatib

To inaugurate our National Poetry Month series of events, join us for a reading with Robert Fitterman and Safa Khatib, two poets with ties to Saint Louis whose work innovates across histories, geographies, and languages.

Presented in partnership with Saint Louis University Department of English and Left Bank Books.
High Low | 3301 Washington Ave.

Translational Catastrophes / Translating Catastrophe

Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall

Meet and Greet with Daniel Borzutzky

Jolley Hall, conference room 4th floor, 431

Hanif Abdurraqib - There’s Always This Year

The St. Louis County Library Foundation and Left Bank Books Present National Book Award Finalist Hanif Abdurraqib, Author of “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension”
St. Louis County Library - Clark Family Branch | 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

Public Lecture and Reading with María José Navia

Ginkgo Reading Room | Olin Library

Ravi Gupta - Garbage Town

Join Left Bank Books to welcome Ravi Gupta, serial social entrepreneur dedicated to reforming civic institutions. He is the cofounder and CEO of The Branch, a media company committed to combating online polarization. He co-hosts the Majority 54 podcast with Jason Kander.
399 N. Euclid Ave.

Goodie House: Poetry and Stories

Join Goodie House every 4th Thursday of the month from February to October to hear poets, authors, musicians and performers of all kinds share their stories.

Poetry at the Point: Scott Berzon & Michael Pfiefer

This reading will be held in-person at Focal Point, and also streamed live to this event page and to Saint Louis Poetry Center’s Facebook page.
Focal Point | 2720 Sutton, Maplewood, MO

Toxic Tropics: Presentation by Jessica Oublié

Fulbright Creative and Performing Arts Grant Info Session – March 2025

Jolley Hall 431

Visiting Hurst Professor - Reading - Namwali Serpell

Hurst Lounge

Visiting Hurst Professor - Lecture - Namwali Serpell

Hurst Lounge

Creative Practice Workshop Application Deadline

Visiting Writer - Pip Adam

Hurst Lounge

Ada Calhoun - Crush

Join us as we welcome Ada Calhoun, NY Times Bestselling author of Why We Can't Sleep, Also a Poet, & St. Marks Is Dead. We are excited to welcome Ada back for another great visit to St. Louis for her first novel Crush!

Poetry and Conflict: Pádraig Ó Tuama Public Lecture

Poetry is an art that has always concerned itself with the questions of life: what’s growing, what’s not, what’s thriving, what’s not, what’s being stifled, what’s being fed. The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics is delighted to host Pádraig Ó Tuama as he explores dynamics of conflict, language, rhyme, description, and resolution for this engaging evening at Washington University in St. Louis.
Emerson Auditorium in Knight Hall

Oksana Maksymchuk Reading

Join the International Writers Series for an evening of poetry with Oksana Maksymchuk, a bilingual Ukranian-American poet, scholar, and literary translator. She will read and discuss her debut English-language poetry collection Still City, (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2024) which reflects on the ongoing invasion of her home country. Lauris Veips, PhD Candidate in Comparative Literature, will join her in conversation.
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Goodie House: Poetry and Stories

Join Goodie House every 4th Thursday of the month from February to October to hear poets, authors, musicians and performers of all kinds share their stories.

Eli Zuzovsky - Mazeltov

Join Left Bank Books as they welcome Eli Zuzovsky to celebrate the release of his highly anticipated debut Mazeltov. Zuzovsky will personalize and sign copies after the presentation.
Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid Ave

Georgia K. Johnston Writer-in-Residency Program: Hoa Nguyen

Hoa Nguyen is the author of several books, including Red Juice: Poems 1998 - 2008 and the Griffin Prize-nominated Violet Energy Ingots
Adorjan Hall, Room 142, 3800 Lindell Blvd.

Rebe Huntman - My Mother in Havana

Join us as we welcome Rebe Huntman, memoirist, essayist, dancer, teacher and poet, to celebrate the release of her highly anticipated memoir My Mother in Havana!

Americanist Dinner Forum with Vanessa Angélica Villarreal

All are invited for dinner and conversation with Vanessa Angélica Villarreal.
Umrath Lounge

Saint Louis’s Indie Publishing Scene

Join us for a panel discussion with five local publishers specializing in poetry, fiction, art, and essays. They will share insights into their work, explore the unconventional methods they use, and discuss the benefits and challenges of operating outside the major commercial publishing hubs. Martin Riker, Director of the Publishing Concentration at WashU, will moderate the conversation, with time for audience questions.
John M. Olin Library, Ginkgo Reading Room

Visiting Writer - Tommye Blount

Hurst Lounge