Saint Paul Almanac

Saint Paul Almanac Saint Paul Almanac is a literary arts organization. We tell and share stories across cultures.

REFRESH. REJUVENATE. RENEW. If you’ve ever woken up with a stiff neck after reading, writing, or editing, this class is ...
06/02/2026

REFRESH. REJUVENATE. RENEW.

If you’ve ever woken up with a stiff neck after reading, writing, or editing, this class is for you!

Yoga for Book Lovers, Writers & Poets provides you with simple movement and breathing techniques to relax and refresh the muscles you overuse at your desk so you can return to your activity feeling at ease. Instructor Catherine R. Squires (RYT-500) will facilitate a movement practice followed by a series of writing prompts. No prior experience with yoga is necessary to participate in this class. Catherine will provide options to do all exercises while seated in a chair.

Registration Open Through:
Thursday, July 2, 2026, 11:59 pm

REGISTER at:
https://saintpaulalmanac.org/product/class-yoga-for-book-lovers-writers-poets/

Class Age Range: 16 and older

CLASS DATES and TIMES:
Sunday, July 12, 3:00–4:30 PM
Sunday, July 19, 3:00–4:30 PM
Sunday, July 26, 3:00–4:30 PM
Sunday, August 2, 3:00–4:30 PM

CLASS LOCATION:
Black Garnet Books
1319 University Avenue West
St. Paul, MN 55104

We look forward to seeing you this summer.

An annual, month-long celebration, Pride Month honors the LGBTQ+ community and their societal contributions, and celebra...
06/02/2026

An annual, month-long celebration, Pride Month honors the LGBTQ+ community and their societal contributions, and celebrates the progress made towards a more inclusive society. It’s also a time to acknowledge the challenges this community faces and to stand in solidarity with their fight for equality, acceptance, and human rights. Pride Month is a joyful and colorful display of love, unity, and resilience. The events and activities promote inclusivity, educate the public, and celebrate the diversity of sexual orientations and gender identities.

As the Pride season begins,
We stand for equality, as LGBTQ+ rights are human rights.

Discover their writings and poetry!
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It’s a beautiful evening in Mears Park for the St. Paul Downtown Block Party! Come visit our table and spin the Wheel of...
05/29/2026

It’s a beautiful evening in Mears Park for the St. Paul Downtown Block Party! Come visit our table and spin the Wheel of Poetry!

Hosted by Saint Paul Parks and Recreation tonight from 5-8pm!

PACYINZ LYFOUNG is a French-born, Minnesota-grown, Hmong/Asian American poet, attorney, and activist. She has published ...
05/26/2026

PACYINZ LYFOUNG is a French-born, Minnesota-grown, Hmong/Asian American poet, attorney, and activist. She has published in many journals, such as Paj Ntaub Voice, Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement, Split This Rock, Stonecoast Review, and Cultural Daily. Her work appears in Bamboo Among the Oaks: Contemporary 212 contributing writers, Writing by Hmong Americans; To Sing Along the Way: Minnesota Women Poets from Pre-Territorial Days to the Present; and They Rise Like a Wave: An Anthology of Asian American Women Poets. She continues to be involved in human rights work to help recover the remains of her grandfather, Phagna Touby Lyfoung. In 2025, she plans to participate in commemorations of fifty years of Lao and Hmong American diaspora in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC, and present her first published poetry manuscript.

Read their words. Recognize their voices!

Purchase ILLUMINATION, our 20th Anniversary Edition, Volume 14:
https://saintpaulalmanac.org/product/2025-saint-paul-almanac-illumination-volume-14/

LISA KASTE has been living in Saint Paul since 2010. She is a Native American mother, grandmother, and friend to many. H...
05/21/2026

LISA KASTE has been living in Saint Paul since 2010. She is a Native American mother, grandmother, and friend to many. Her hobbies include reading, watching documentaries, and going to music festivals. She works as a teaching assistant at the American Indian Magnet School in Saint Paul and as a homeless advocate during evenings and weekends at two shelters in Minneapolis.

Read the words. Purchase our books:
https://saintpaulalmanac.org/store/

Purchase our 20th Anniversary Edition, ILLUMINATION, Volume 14!
https://saintpaulalmanac.org/product/2025-saint-paul-almanac-illumination-volume-14/

Our goal is to publish the most compelling stories and poems while also capturing those stories and poems from voices th...
05/20/2026

Our goal is to publish the most compelling stories and poems while also capturing those stories and poems from voices that are not heard as often in the literary landscape of our times. This year, we expanded beyond stories that feature Saint Paul’s many neighborhoods and communities to include writers and poets from all over Minnesota. In this unique volume, we present writers and poets who are incarcerated, who are working on or publishing memoirs or full-length poetry collections, who are just starting their careers, who are youth, and who are elders. The volume also includes work from past contributors and from our community editors.

More than just Minnesota-focused or Saint Paul–centered, the Almanac is a collection of voices that tell us we are precious and valuable. By sharing what we endured and what we desire, we can create change and transformation. Words are that powerful.

Read the stories and poems selected for Volume 14, our 20th Anniversary issue.

Purchase our latest anthology, ILLUMINATION, Volume 14:
https://saintpaulalmanac.org/product/2025-saint-paul-almanac-illumination-volume-14/

IT’S TOMORROW and NOT TO BE MISSED –OUR GLOBAL POETRY CELEBRATION!This Wednesday night, join us for the 6th annual Globa...
05/19/2026

IT’S TOMORROW and NOT TO BE MISSED –
OUR GLOBAL POETRY CELEBRATION!

This Wednesday night, join us for the 6th annual Global Poetry Celebration to hear poems in Arabic, Burmese, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Punjabi, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu.

We're with our friends at Cracked Walnut to present this event as part of the monthly Poets & Pints Series at Sisyphus Brewing in Minneapolis.

The reading begins at 7pm and you won't want to miss a word!
RSVPs are encouraged and there is a suggested $5 donation.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/6th-annual-global-poetry-celebration-tickets-1384620530279

BE THERE!
We look forward to seeing you at 7:00 pm.

Min Soe San is a poet, writer, and translator who came to Minnesota from Burma in 2001. While living in the Thai-Burma r...
05/19/2026

Min Soe San is a poet, writer, and translator who came to Minnesota from Burma in 2001. While living in the Thai-Burma refugee camp, he obtained training for adult literacy and basic community engagement classes. He was also involved in the development of the Eastern Pwo Karen Culture and Literature Preservation Committee (EPKCLPC), contributing as the secretary. He has written children’s stories and short stories, such as “People’s Voices from the Ashes” in Pwo Karen for New Eyes Journal for Burma Issues. He has written articles and poems, and has created videos in Karen/Burmese on social media sites such as Facebook and YouTube.

Read their words. Recognize their voices!

Purchase ILLUMINATION, Volume 14, our 20th Anniversary Edition:
https://saintpaulalmanac.org/product/2025-saint-paul-almanac-illumination-volume-14/

Sherry Quan Lee is the author of Chinese Blackbird; How to Write a Su***de Note; Love Imagined (Minnesota Book Award Fin...
05/14/2026

Sherry Quan Lee is the author of Chinese Blackbird; How to Write a Su***de Note; Love Imagined (Minnesota Book Award Finalist); And You Can Love Me, a story for everyone who loves someone with autism spectrum disorder; and a septuagenarian. She is the editor of How Dare We! Write: A Multicultural Creative Writing Discourse.

Read their words. Recognize their voices!

Purchase ILLUMINATION, our 20th Anniversary Edition, Volume 14:
https://saintpaulalmanac.org/product/2025-saint-paul-almanac-illumination-volume-14/

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