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…
Thursday, September 14 6:30-10 PM Julius Meinl 3601 N Southport Ave Chicago, IL 60614 RSVP on Facebook The Poetry Center…
The Poetry Center of Chicago will host a reading to close their Poetry in the Parks Reading Series in partnership…
Body Passages is an evening of new collaborative works devised by local poets and dancers. This new performance series is…
Join the Poetry Center of Chicago at Humboldt Park for our second installment of the Poetry in the Parks Reading…
Join the Poetry Center of Chicago at Garfield Park Conservatory for the first installment of the Poetry in the Parks…
This summer, our Six Points Reading Series will be animorphing into a firefly, a wading pool, a patch of milkweed.…
We are in the midst of our fundraising campaign for our Hands on Stanzas Scholarship Fund and will be hosting a…
Our 3rd annual Hands On Stanzas Scholarship Campaign is live! Please: donate and spread the word for our student…
Our Executive Director, B Metzger Sampson, was included in this year’s Lit 50: Who Really Books In Chicago. We love…
It’s a bird! It’s a poem! It’s the annual ALL SCHOOLS READING!!!! Wednesday, May 31st Poetry Foundation 61 W Superior…
Now seeking: New Social Media Intern! Come join our team! Poetry Center office culture is one of fun and professionalism:…
Join the Poetry Center of Chicago at Read/Write Library for the April installment of the Six Points Reading Series! This…