Photos: Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Cheeraz Gormon reads her poem, "Poem for Black Women," during a funeral service for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Musicians perform during a visitation for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Lyah LeFlore-Ituen is embraced by a well-wisher during a visitation for her mother, St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Kevin Powell of New York reads a poem he wrote for Shirley Bradley LeFlore after hearing of her passing during a funeral service for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
A portrait of Shirley Bradley LeFlore faces the audience during a funeral service for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Shirley Bradley LeFlore's three daughters, from left, Hope Lindsay of Silver Springs, Md., Jacie Price of St. Louis and Lyah LeFlore-Ituen of St. Louis, wait for the procession into the church during a funeral service for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Dancers enter to a drum call during a funeral service for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Hope Lindsay of Silver Springs, Md. greets well-wishers during a visitation for her mother, St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Lyah LeFlore-Ituen, Shirley Bradley LeFlore's youngest daughter, during a visitation for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Pacia Elaine Anderson reads her poem, "I Have Know Women," during a funeral service for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
The Bosman Twins, Dwayne and Dwight Bosman, originally from St. Louis, perform during a funeral service for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. She was active in the arts for decades and served as St. Louis’ second poet laureate, died Sunday, May 12, 2019. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
A view of funeral services for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, from the choir loft at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Lyah LeFlore-Ituen (center) looks at photographs of her mother, St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, as she waits with family members in the lobby for the procession to begin at Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Behind LeFlore-Ituen is her daughter, Bella Ituen, 6. Photo by Chris Lee
Funeral for St. Louis poet laureate Shirley Bradley LeFlore
Friends and family greet one another during a visitation for St. Louis' second poet laureate, Shirley Bradley LeFlore, at the Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, May 17, 2019, in St. Louis. Photo by Chris Lee