poetry with purpose

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, winner of six Olympic medals, is considered one of the 50 Greatest Athletes of All Time by ESPN, and was voted Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century […]

Jam with Jazz St. Louis president and CEO, Gene Dobbs Bradford, as he reads the poem “Jesse is Back This Summer,” by Albert Goldbarth featured in award-winning, St. Louis-based december […]

As co-founder of the Saint Louis Fashion Fund, Susan is one of the most creative talents in the country.  She worked for 30 years in public relations, special events, and […]

Artist/scholar Buzz Spector is looking forward to his survey exhibit of works on paper that will open at the Saint Louis Art Museum later this year. Known for his installations […]

Jen Logan Meyer reads her flash fiction work “Anniversaries.” Jen Logan Meyer’s fiction has appeared in The Sewanee Review, the Alaska Quarterly Review, The Los Angeles Review, Hobart, and twice […]

As if running Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls’ Foundation isn’t enough, Mary Stillman reads a poem featured in award-winning, St. Louis-based decemberMagazine.  Mary’s compelling reading is part of december’s social media poetry project […]

Taking time out of her day running COCA (Center of Creative Arts), raising $46+ million, and training the best dancers in the world, Kelly Pollock reads a poem featured in […]

Decorated poet, artist, and Instagram phenom, Sally Van Doren reads a poem featured in award-winning, St. Louis-based decemberMagazine. Sally’s reading of her own published work is part of december’s social media poetry […]