Richard St. John
Richard St. John is a nationally published poet whose books include Book of Entangled Souls (Broadstone Books, 2022), Each Perfected Name (Truman State University Press, 2015), The Pure Inconstancy of Grace (published in 2005 by Truman State University Press as first runner-up for the T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry), and Shrine (a long poem released as a chapbook in 2011).
He has read widely across the country, connecting not only with university and literary audiences, but also with listeners new to poetry. During the four years immediately following his Loeb Fellowship, St. John initiated and coordinated an arts-based civic engagement project called Conversations for Common Wealth. Since then, he has facilitated reflective, meaning-making conversations on an occasional basis, while also working professionally for a variety of nonprofit organizations. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Kate.