Literature and poetry are still center-stage this week, with the San Antonio Book Festival taking place tomorrow, April 9, and poetry events scattered all over the city. But let’s start with Gemini Ink’s Autograph Series, one of the organization’s signature events, which will return this year in a virtual format. The press info says that the April 16, 2021 event …

By SUZI CASTELLAW, Contributing Writer What do you do if you can’t be the trailblazer because of all the legends who have blazed before you?  How do you travel their same path without becoming them?  There’s a new singer-songwriter in town and he just may have the answer. Texas boy Thomas Csorba will take the stage this Thursday at The …

BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF, Editor — Greek tragedies are powerful and eloquent but they deal with issues of loss, revenge, abuse of power, violent death, and other heavy-duty topics. So, our first question for director Kelly Roush who is directing the new Classic Theatre of San Antonio’s production of Sophocles’ “Antigone” was: Why not replace “Antigone” with lighter fare at this …

The poems included in this installment were inspired by artwork chosen by the SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART. 2021 EKPHRASTIC POETRY WINNERS – SAN ANTONIO MUSEUM OF ART Artwork: Mama Ocllo, First Coya (Artist unknown) Adult Winning Poems (in no particular order) On Her Deathbed, Mama Ocllo Speaks to the Acllasby Pablo Miguel Martinez light & water  /  mother & father  /  never said  /  I am …

April is National Poetry Month which means lots of poetry everywhere, from formal readings to poems posted on store windows at the Pearl. To get things started, today is “Slam the Town” day, when all poetry lovers are expected to send a poem via mail, text or email – or in any other way – to friends and colleagues. It …