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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…

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We’re Hiring! Marketing Assistant

Downloadable PDF – Marketing Assistant Posting ** UPDATE: We’re no longer accepting applications. Thank you to all who have applied! We…

We’re Hiring! Lit Life Intern

Downloadable PDF – Lit Life Intern Posting ** UPDATE: We’re no longer accepting applications. Thank you to all who have…

Blue Hour 2023-2024 Season

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop.  Each event…

Blackout Poetry: Parting Action Shots

For a final project, students created, ‘Blackout Poems’. They used ‘found language’ and images to create new meanings. Here are…

2023 All Schools Readings Recap

On May 24th and May 31st, The Chicago Poetry Center had the wonderful opportunity to host our annual All Schools…

Out of School and into Summer Poems!

Greetings West Park poetry friends and followers! During our final meeting together, students celebrated their work by sharing  poems out…

Revisited Poems

Greetings West Park poetry friends and followers! After reviewing all of their poetry from the past six weeks, students selected…

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