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Saint Louis Poetry Center welcomes poets Anna Ojascastro Guzon & Kristin Emanuel for Observable Readings. The poets will read from and discuss their books. Suggested $5.00 donation.
ANNA OJASCASTRO GUZON is a Filipino-American writer, mother, teacher, former physician, and co-founder of YourWords STL, a nonprofit that uses creative writing workshops to amplify the voices of St. Louis youth. She received an MD from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and an MFA from The New School Graduate Writing Program in New York City. One may find her writing in Bone Bouquet, The Boiler Journal, and Bellingham Review, among other publications. A Moth Collection is her debut book of poetry, released in May of 2026, by Finishing Line Press.
KRISTIN EMANUEL is a PhD candidate at Washington University studying poetry and poetics. She is the author of Birdwatching in the 4th Dimension, which was selected by judge Shann Ray as the winner of the 2025 Emma Howell Rising Poet Prize. Her poems, essays, and comics have appeared in journals such as Ecotone, Blackbird, and The Rumpus.
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High Low, 3301 Washington Blvd, St Louis, MO 63103-1118, United States, St. Louis
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