The Chicago Poetry Center is pleased to serve in its 9th year as the Chicagoland Regional Host Organization for the Poetry Out…
Timothy David Rey Timothy David Rey is a Chicago-based poet, playwright, performer and educator. He is a 2015 semi-finalist for the…
PROGRAMS MANAGER CHICAGO POETRY CENTER Mission The Chicago Poetry Center’s mission is to connect people with poetry, equitably engage poets…
The Chicago Reader covers our “Shelter in Poetry” transition to virtual support of CPS students: https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chicago-poetry-center-virtual-lessons/Content?oid=80446896 Of particular note is…
A poem written from home this past month by one of our student poets: Jaylon speaks plainly to the need…
Good news from: Students Write Poems from Home Just one week after CPS official remote learning days began, we…
Tarnynon Onumonu Tarnynon (Ty-yuh-nuh) Onumonu was born and raised in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the southeast side of Chicago, IL…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elizabeth M Sampson beth@poetrycenter.org Chicago Poetry Center Creative Literacy Residencies Pivot to At Home Learning for…
Larry O. Dean Larry O. Dean has been a Chicago Poetry Center teaching artist since 2003, currently at Skinner West…
Joy Young Joy Young is a Chicago-based poet and educator, who holds a BA in Fiction from Columbia College and…
Today we say goodbye to one of our founders, Lisel Mueller. Lisel Mueller lived an extraordinary life. She and her…
