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T. S. Eliot
Raised in St. Louis, T. S. Eliot authored The Waste Land, considered by many as the most influential poetic work of the 20th century. In 1948, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou, an author, poet, producer, playwright, and civil rights activist, was born in St. Louis. She is best known for her autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which was nominated for the National Book Award.
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Carl Phillips
Carl Phillips' many awards include the Theodore Roethke Memorial Foundation Poetry Prize and the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Male Poetry. He was elected a chancellor of the Academy in 2006, and is a Professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis. |
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Other Missouri Poets
David Clewell
Eugene Field
Donald Finkel
H. L. Hix
Langston Hughes
Marianne Moore
Howard Nemerov
Naomi Shihab Nye
Kevin Prufer
Sherod Santos
James Tate
Sara Teasdale
Mona Van Duyn
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Literary journals & small presses |
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2River
Since 1996, 2River has been a site of poetry, art, and theory, quarterly publishing The 2River View and occasionally publishing individual authors in the 2River Chapbook Series. All publications appear online and in print.
BkMk Press
Concentrates on full-length collections of poetry, short fiction, and creative essays.
Helicon Nine Editions
Helicon Nine Editions publishes new and established poets and fiction writers. The press sponsors the Marianne Moore Poetry Prize, which is open to poets living in the United States. The prize winner receives $1000, publication by Helicon Nine Editions, and participates in a joint reading with the judges.
Missouri Review
Founded in 1978. It is published three times a year by the University of Missouri. Each issue contains new fiction, poetry and essays.
Natural Bridge
A semi-annual literary magazine containing poetry, fiction, essays, and poetry translations published by the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
New Letters: A Magazine of Writing & Art
The international quarterly founded in 1934, publishes contemporary writing, interviews, translations, photography and artwork. New Letters on the Air, the radio companion to the journal New Letters, is a half-hour literature program produced in the studios of KCUR-FM on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus. It is distributed nationally via the public radio satellite system. Every week, the program presents a contemporary author reading from his or her work and talking about the craft of writing and personal inspirations.
Timberline Press
Timberline Press was established in 1975 and publishes letterpress books of poetry.
Truman State University Press
Truman State University Press publishes 10 to 12 titles per year, primarily
in the areas of early modern studies, regional studies, poetry, and
significant works for the educated general public. It administers the T. S.
Eliot Prize for Poetry, which is an annual award for the best unpublished
book-length collection of poetry in English, in honor of T. S. Eliot's
considerable intellectual and artistic legacy.
University of Missouri Press
University of Missouri Press prints more than 60 titles per year in the
areas of American and European history, African American studies, women's
studies, literary criticism, journalism, political science, regional studies
of the American Heartland, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. |
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Poetic History |
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The Graves of Poets
When she died in 1933, Sara Teasdale was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in Saint Louis, Missouri. |
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Visitors from Missouri Enjoy ... |
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Most Popular Poems
1. Do not go gentle into that good night
by Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night...
2. We Real Cool
by Gwendolyn Brooks
We real cool. We...
3. The Negro Speaks of Rivers
by Langston Hughes
I've known rivers...
4. One Art
by Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn't hard to master...
5. The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood...
6. Sick
by Shel Silverstein
"I cannot go to school today"...
7. The Unknown Citizen
by W. H. Auden
He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be...
8. I, Too, Sing America
by Langston Hughes
I, too, sing America...
9. The Writer
by Richard Wilbur
In her room at the prow of the house...
10. anyone lived in a pretty how town
by E. E. Cummings
anyone lived in a pretty how town...
11. Diving into the Wreck
by Adrienne Rich
First having read the book of myths...
12. The Weary Blues
by Langston Hughes
Droning a drowsy syncopated tune...
13. Dreams
by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams...
14. Ars Poetica
by Archibald MacLeish
A poem should be palpable and mute...
15. If—
by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you...
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Poems about Missouri |
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Found Poem
by Howard Nemerov
The population center of the USA... |
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Literary organizations & centers |
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The Center for the Humanities
Presents a poetry and short story reading series.
Missouri Center for the Book
Established in 1993 "to bring the words and ideas of books into the thoughts and lives of Missourians." The website contains extensive information on literary journals and organizations, and offers a comprehensive literary history of Missouri.
Missouri State Poetry Society
Sponsors poetry contests, publishes a newsletter, and holds a state convention for society members.
St. Louis Poetry Center
Monthly meetings held September through May--seven of which are poetry workshops. Poetry reading for winners of annual poetry contest each May.
Writer's Challenge Literary Association
Sponsors an annual poetry contest.
Contact the Association at St. Peters Cultural Art Center, 3960 Mexico Rd., St. Peters, MO 63376.
The Writer's Place
A literary community center, library, and gathering place for writers, readers, and the general public. It presents readings and offers writing workshops. |
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Writing programs & colonies |
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University of Missouri
The English Department offers two graduate degrees in Creative Writing, the M.A. and the Ph.D. Both degrees provide candidates with the opportunity to participate in a series of intensive writing workshops, to study closely with resident and visiting faculty writers, and
to pursue a wide range of studies in Literature, Critical and Literary
Theory, Folklore and Oral Tradition, Rhetoric and Composition.
University of Missouri--St. Louis
M.F.A. candidates have the opportunity to work on Natural Bridge, a semi-annual literary magazine containing poetry, fiction, essays, and poetry translations, and attend readings sponsored by the English department. The program also awards an annual prize in poetry to an M.F.A. student.
Washington University
The Writing Program at Washington University is a unique community of writers, scholars, and critics. The program is designed by writers for writers, and is an integral part of the English Department, closely associated with other graduate programs within the university.
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