Arts Coast Magazine – Literary

By Skyla Luckey

By Skyla Luckey. Poets who want to read their works at Jack Kerouac’s St. Pete house now have the opportunity…. Read More

By Margo Hammond

By Margo Hammond. My antidote for hurricane angst? Read a book about them, the scarier the better. Think of it as an inoculation, helping to prepare you for what’s to come…. Read More

By Medina Karagic

By Medina Karagic. EQV is a groundbreaking initiative designed to empower men and boys through the transformative power of hip-hop and spoken word, building resilience and unity… Read More

By Margo Hammond

By Margo Hammond. Barbara Dunnavant hasn’t written her memoirs yet, but you can “read” the story of her life in the delightful pins she wears…. Read More

By Kaitlin Crockett

By Kaitlin Crockett. A week later and I’m still gushing about the Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Exhibition. Seeing family, friends and our community enjoying the print installation and my work was very special to me. … Read More

By Kerry Kriseman

By Kerry Kriseman. Every one of us has a story to tell. The connectedness that results when we can empathize and see ourselves in someone else’s story is needed now more than ever in this increasingly difficult world…. Read More

By Alyssa Sotelo

By Alyssa Sotelo. For Poetry Appreciation Month, I could not wait to attend the jazz and poetry celebration presented by the Al Downing Tampa Bay Jazz Association… Read More

By Sheila Cowley

We live in a stressful world! And the arts can help. We asked Arts Coast readers what arts they turn to when they need some comfort, or just need a laugh – for this wonderful collection of feel-good arts… Read More

By Carlene Cobb

By Carlene Cobb. The Women Behind the Words: Celebrating the Women of The St. Petersburg Press showcased the literary achievements of 10 female authors with connections to St. Pete, at The Studio@620. … Read More

By Ralph Wimbish

By Ralph Wimbish. A lawyer, a politician, a trailblazer. Bette Wimbish was all that and more. She was my mother…. Read More

By Tyler Gillespie

By Tyler Gillespie. To me, alligators represent our state’s history – its beauty, its complications. They demand we avoid them while asking us to take a closer look. This can be fertile ground for writers who choose to approach the page at their own risk…. Read More

By Sheila Cowley

It’s not easy to earn a living as a full-time artist. We asked a range of visual, literary and performing artists how they made the transition to a full-time career… Read More

By Ashlyn Fransen

By Ashlyn Fransen. Writers in Paradise at Eckerd College is widely renowned in the literary community. Visiting author Luis Alberto Urrea said, “There’s a palpable love in this space that you don’t find at other conferences.”… Read More

By Kaitlin Crockett

. . . One of the things that keeps me coming back to Letterpress in my art practice is the way it engages my senses. When much of my day… Read More

By Sara Ries Dziekonski

By Sara Ries Dziekonski. These are poems from the workshop I facilitated at the Gulfport Senior Center, by a wonderful group of four women. Every week we read poems, wrote poems on our own and community poems, and shared our creations…. Read More