literature

'Working Words' Literary Event Comes To First Friday

Laurie Arbore and Jabulani Leffall — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:27:40 +0000

The worlds of creative writing and visual art are woven together for an upcoming First Friday event in Kansas City's Crossroads Arts District.

Re-Imagining The University Of Missouri Press

Ryan Famuliner — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:03:17 +0000

The University of Missouri System announced in May it would eliminate the University of Missouri Press, and that process officially started July 1st.

Stories Of The Southern Working Class

Andrea Silenzi and Jabulani Leffall — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:49:01 +0000

On this Monday's Central Standard, author Stephanie Powell Watts shares a collection of short stories inspired by the uneducated and the the aspiring. Many of her characters are based on her own life or the lives of someone she's encountered.

The Book Doctors: Spring Break Reads

Steve Kraske and Kathleen Pointer — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:38:23 +0000

With March creeping up on us, it’s time to start stocking up on those spring break reads. Should you go for a bestseller or a lesser known work? Fiction or non-? Mystery or biography? The Book Doctors are here to help you find some titles worthy of your bookshelf.

The KC Renga: Ghost Over Water

Andrea Silenzi — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0000

At the beginning of May, a national art project started here in Kansas City. This was first stop on a national tour for a conversation in the form of America Now and HereAt the beginning of May, a national art project started here in Kansas City. This was first stop on a national tour for a conversation in the form of

The Troubadours Poetry Club

Ashley Ferguson — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Kansas City’s own Turner High School is carrying on the tradition of the Troubadours of old. Teachers Marlee Stempleman and Jessica Kendall have fashioned a poetry project called the Troubadours Poetry Club where students express themselves by writing and reading their own works. This morning on Central Standard, Marlee Stempleman and two club members stop in to share their craft.

Here are a few poems written by young Turner Troubadours:

I Remember
By Anna Stark