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…
The Chicago Poetry Center is pleased to serve in its 7th year as the Chicagoland Regional Host Organization for the national Poetry…
The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and…
We’re on a Mission 🚀 Help Support Poetry Programs for over 2,500 students! As we head towards the end of…
First graders at Brenneman had an exciting first poetry lesson! We read the poem “Fried Chicken,” by Kwame Alexander, who…
With hate crimes targeting the Muslim community on the rise, many people listening to the news about violence affecting Palestinians…
The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and…
The Chicago Poetry Center presents a Poetry Publishing Workshop with Stevie Edwards. *** HEALTH & SAFETY NOTE: We are requesting…
The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and…
Be in the lookout for this up-and-coming teen writer Yohanna Endashaw, who has just released her self-published book of poems,…
On July 15, The Chicago Poetry Center had the wonderful opportunity to host our Summer Poetry Gathering! We all gathered…
Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues through the fall this September! The Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at…
The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and…