Registration is Now Open for Poetry Out Loud 2026 !!!
The Chicago Poetry Center is pleased to serve in its 9th year as the Chicagoland Regional Host Organization for the Poetry Out…

The Chicago Poetry Center is pleased to serve in its 9th year as the Chicagoland Regional Host Organization for the Poetry Out…
No Love for Love: Quarantine Edition is next week! Thursday, February 11, 7 – 8 p.m. Join the Chicago Poetry Center for…
The Chicago Poetry Center Honors Dr. King in Milwaukee On January 15th, we celebrated the life of Dr. Martin…
Singing the Blues with the Chicago Poetry Center! With the dark, chilly days of winter upon us, it’s only…
December Spotlight: The Lights That Never Went Out 2020: What a year. To close it out, the Chicago Poetry…
Invest in Chicago’s Students Support the Chicago Poetry Center The Chicago Poetry Center is closing out a successful…
A New School Year at the Chicago Poetry Center! This month, CPC launched its 2020-21 poetry residencies. While there’s…
NEWSLETTER VERSION HERE. November Spotlight: Detox “Proximity” by Jyreika Guest chronicles the experience of the past eight months of…
NEWSLETTER VERSION HERE. October Spotlight: Miss America It isn’t known how many tens or hundreds of millennia ago humans created language…
Luis Tubens aka Logan Lu Born in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood and raised in Logan Square, Luis Tubens, aka Logan Lu, has…
Leslie Reese Native Detroiter Leslie Reese is a Chicago-based writer, poet, and teaching artist. She is the Chicago Poetry Center…
SOCIAL MEDIA INTERNSHIP Position Description We are currently seeking a creative, versatile, and hard working Social Media intern to support…
PROGRAMS MANAGER CHICAGO POETRY CENTER Mission The Chicago Poetry Center’s mission is to connect people with poetry, equitably engage poets…