Saint Louis Poetry Center

Why Poetry Matters

Poetry is a way of paying attention.  In a world that can pull people apart, it keeps drawing us toward one another.  It teaches us to listen closely and meet each other with curiosity and care.

What Saint Louis Poetry Center Makes Possible

For 80 years, Saint Louis Poetry Center has supported poets and helped build a stronger poetry community in St. Louis.  Through readings, workshops, contests, youth education, and community partnerships, Saint Louis Poetry Center helps poets develop their craft, share their work, and connect with others through language.  We are committed to deepening this connective work.

What Your Gift Supports

Your Give STL Day gift helps sustain the programs and partnerships that connect poets and audiences across St. Louis, including:

• Observable Readings and Poetry at the Point, which bring local, regional, and national poets into conversation with St. Louis audiences
• Sunday Workshop, which supports poets in developing new work in a rigorous and welcoming community
• Outside Literary Magazine, which gives St. Louis Public School District high school students the chance to publish creative work and build leadership through literary arts
• Community partnerships that bring poetry into shared spaces across the region

Celebrate 80 Years With Us

As we mark our 80th anniversary, we’re honoring that legacy while building what comes next.  This Give STL Day, we’re working toward 80 gifts of $80 or more through our 80 for 80 Anniversary Match.  Your gift helps support our vision of a community strengthened and connected through poetry.