Saint Paul Almanac Announces Poetry Winners for Inaugural IMPRESSIONS Poetry Competition

November 11, 2016

Saint Paul Almanac Announces Poetry Winners for Inaugural IMPRESSIONS Poetry Competition Poems Coming to a Train or Bus Near You Contact: Clarence White, clarence@saintpaulalmanac.org 612-267-9036 SAINT PAUL (October 17, 2016)

Keno Evol’s “Black Poets On Black Magic – Joy & Survival”

November 7, 2016

The Lowertown Reading Jam at the Black Dog with Keno Evol’s “Black Poets On Black Magic – Joy & Survival” Contact: Clarence White, clarence@saintpaulalmanac.org 612-267-9036 SAINT PAUL (November 2, 2016)

The Lowertown Reading Jam Returns

September 26, 2016

The Lowertown Reading Jam Returns to the Black Dog with Irna Landrum’s “A World Without End, Amen”   Contact: Clarence White, clarence@saintpaulalmanac.org 612-267-9036 SAINT PAUL (September 22, 2016) October marks

Saint Paul Almanac Announces Call for Artists for IMPRESSIONS

September 25, 2016

Your Art Can Ride Transit Contact: Clarence White, clarence@saintpaulalmanac.org 612-267-9036 SAINT PAUL (September 16, 2016) – Saint Paul Almanac is moving into the second phase of its IMPRESSIONS project, bringing

New and Improved Storymobile 2.0 Brings Better People-Powered Storytelling to the Streets of Saint Paul

June 10, 2016

New and Improved Storymobile 2.0 Brings Better People-Powered Storytelling to the Streets of Saint Paul Contact:  Melvin Giles,melvin@saintpaulalmanac.org 651.792.6963 Clarence White, clarence@saintpaulalmanac.org 612-267-9036 SAINT PAUL (June 4, 2016) Construction is

Why Ain’t You a Doc?

March 15, 2016

Doc Bozeman tried to concentrate on that bullet—black and glistening with blood—and not on the fact that it was lodged in John Dillinger’s shoulder. Muscle and tissue gripped it like the gangster didn’t want to give it up, and Bozeman maneuvered to get a grip with his forceps.

Remembering Dorothy Day

March 3, 2016

Dorothy Day and I go way back. Granted, I never met her, but I can’t help but feel a connection after volunteering every third Saturday for the past twenty years at the Dorothy Day Center in downtown Saint Paul.

The English Language Class

March 1, 2016

To begin again after seventy, to change

from fluent Amharic, Ukrainian, Russian
to I speak a little English,

Learn the Fundamentals: An Interview with Billy Peterson

February 5, 2016

Billy Peterson has left his impression on Saint Paul baseball for more than five decades.

My Second Grade Teacher

January 26, 2016

I was seven years old, in second grade, and tired on a daily basis. Most mornings I arrived at Highland Elementary School after limited sleep. I was robbed of sleep by

Do We Remember . . . the North Central Voters League?

January 26, 2016

The “sizzling sixties” stands out as one of the most dramatic seachanging decades in the annals of American political and social history.