2012 Poetry Out Loud Southwest Regional Competition

February 23, 2012Creamery Arts Center, Events

Cameron Locke, a senior at Stockton High School, was named the 2012 Poetry Out Loud Southwest Regional Winner at the 6th Annual Poetry Out Loud Regional Competition held on February 21st at The Creamery Arts Center. Locke performed three poems: “There’s Been a Death in, the Opposite House” by Emily Dickinson, “A Noiseless Patient Spider” … Read More

Slam Poetry Workshop

October 20, 2009Literary Arts, Videos

Joaquín Zihuatanejo, a featured artist at the Missouri Literary Festival, is a spoken word artist, award-winning teacher, HBO Def Poet, 2008 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, and 2009 World Cup of Poetry Slam Champion.

Poets Make Us Stop

October 20, 2009Literary Arts, Videos

Short video clip recorded at the Missouri Literary Festival — slam poet champion Joaquín Zihuatanejo speaks of the value of poets.