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…
Poetry Center Executive Director, Elizabeth Metzger Sampson was recently interviewed by The Adroit Journal about the Hands on Stanzas program and teaching poetry to…
Call for Submissions: Responses to Poems from Guantanamo Submission Deadline: March 7, 2016 The Tea Project, in conjunction with Warrior…

Join the Poetry Center of Chicago in the downstairs space at Subterranean for the February installment of the Six Points…
Join the Poetry Center of Chicago for the Six Points Reading Series’ first installment of 2016! This first reading of…
The Poetry Center of Chicago is seeking a new Poet In Residence to teach poetry reading, comprehension, writing, and performance…
Join the Poetry Center of Chicago for the December installment of the Six Points Reading Series. Admission is free at…
This #GivingTuesday, we’re thankful for poetry in schools, for creative literacy opportunities in underserved communities, and for lines like these from…
Happy holidays! Friday through Monday the Poetry Center of Chicago online store is offering a promo code to get 50%…
Join the Poetry Center of Chicago on November 18 from 6-7pm for a revival of Poets Look at Paintings. The original…
Join the Poetry Center of Chicago on October 21 for the next installment of the Six Points Reading Series. Admission…
Seeking Teaching Artists for 2015-16 Poets In Residence with the Hands On Stanzas Program The Poetry Center of Chicago is…