More Than A Feeling

Poet in Residence Joy Young asked students at Hamline Elementary to pick an emoji that answered the question, “How are you?”

The most popular emojis were: 😐🥰😠

After this activity, they wrote poems about their feelings. Enjoy this piece entitled “Calm” by Antonio J and check out emoji-inspired poems on the student poetry blog.

Sharing the Mic at the Chicago Cultural Center

We teamed up with DCASE to create a special National Poetry Month open mic. Writers, musicians, storytellers, comedians, and more joined us on Thursday, April 11 at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Open House. Poet in Residence Timothy David Rey hosted and emceed the all-ages event. Check out our Instagram for more event announcements!

Join Our Board!

The Chicago Poetry Center is looking for dedicated poetry lovers to join our board and help us connect more people to poetry. We’re eager to meet: Financial, legal, and HR professionals, Fundraising and development, Marketing and communications, and Education professionals

Learn more here, or head directly to the application form:

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