by Zaria Mac | The St. Louis American | September 5, 2025
The 5th Annual Music at the Intersection (MATI) will be the festival’s largest footprint to date when it kicks off next weekend. More than 100 artists across 19 stages over three days will convene in the heart of Grand Center.
Part of the 2025 expansion includes a new segment inspired by the late St. Louis Poet Laureate Shirley Bradley Price LeFlore.
“She was really known for being one of those groundbreaking performing artists that used poetry with dance and with musicians, that was kinda her signature,” said her daughter Lyah LeFlore, who also founded the Shirley Bradley LeFlore Foundation.
The inaugural “Poetry in Motion: St. Louis Poets Take the Mic LIVE” will be among many things an homage to Shirley LeFlore’s contributions to the St. Louis creative community.
“I wanted to demonstrate how poetry is at the intersection of art, music, and dance,” LeFlore said. “So many knew how she could bring not only poets and writers together, but bring musicians together. Through her work, she demonstrated the courage of finding your voice, speaking your truth and being unapologetic.” >>READ MORE
