Agnes Vojta grew up in Germany and started writing poetry as a child. She spent a few years in California, Oregon, and England and now lives in Rolla, Missouri, where she teaches physics at Missouri S&T and hikes the Ozarks. Her poems have appeared in a variety of magazines and literary journals, and she is the author of Porous Land (Spartan Press, 2019), The … [Read more...] about Agnes Vojta: Poetry

Book Announcement Wild Muse: Ozarks Nature Poetry Featuring poetry from C. D. Albin, Wendy Taylor Carlisle, Paulette Guerin, John J. Han, Phillip Howerton, Gerry Sloan, Mark Spitzer, Agnes Vojta, and Amy Wright Vollmar. Description Wild Muse is a collection of contemporary poetry engaging Ozarks nature and environment. Some topics and themes explored here are … [Read more...] about Wild Muse: Ozarks Nature Poetry

Cultural Pillaging: Anthony Bourdain and the Exoticization of Ozark Culture By Justin Bergh On January 8, 2002, Food Network aired the premiere episode of A Cook’s Tour hosted by Anthony Bourdain. The episode’s title sequence immediately established the show’s deliberate divergence from the cooking demonstration structure of previously successful food television shows. … [Read more...] about Cultural Pillaging: Anthony Bourdain and the Exoticization of Ozark Culture

During ceremonies in Springfield on September 29, Steve Wiegenstein received the 2022 Missouri Author Award from the Missouri Library Association for his short story collection Scattered Lights.  This collection was also a short-listed finalist for the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Fiction Award. The Missouri Library Association | stevewiegenstein (wordpress.com) … [Read more...] about Steve Wiegenstein Receives 2022 Missouri Author Award