Sachs Museum Performance Series: Poetry and Scents

Schedule

Sat Oct 11 2025 at 11:00 am to 11:45 am

UTC-05:00

Location

4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63110 | Southhampton, MO

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Devin Johnston will read his poems, as well as prose excerpts, related to olfactory experience, from pink evening primroses to ambergris to chanterelle mushrooms. Johnston is the author of seven collections of poetry, including Dragons (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023); Far-Fetched (FSG, 2015); Traveler: Poems (FSG, 2013); and Sources (Turtle Point Press, 2008). He teaches at Saint Louis University and serves as an editor of Flood Editions, an independent publisher.
⭐ Performances take place at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
⭐ Performance duration: 30-45 minutes.
⭐ Seating is first come, first served.
Included with Garden admission.
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4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63110, 4344 Shaw Blvd, St Louis, MO 63110-2226, United States, Southhampton

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