"river styx" magazine was founded in 1975 with michael castro and jan castro as editors. the magazine's approach was multicultural, as were the reading series, which began at the same time, and the river styx pm series, which began in 1981. early contributors to the magazine included david meltzer, jerome rothenberg, maurice kenny, joy harjo, terri mcmillan, and quincy troupe. in the 1980s and 1990s troupe joined the editing team. the magazine included interviews with ntozake shange, gary snyder, robert bly, john barth, toni morrison, and allen ginsberg.