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Poetry Out Loud 2026 Chicagoland Winners!

The Chicago Poetry Center is now in its ninth year as Chicagoland regional host organization for the national youth poetry…

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Blue Hour September 17th

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. Our September featured…

Introducing Our New Board Members!

Today, we’re sending a big and bigger table WELCOME to the newest members of CPC’s Board of Directors: Ashley Tran,…

Blue Hour 2025-2026 Season

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

Poetry Foundation Announces the First Sustainable Futures Grants Cohort

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Lit 50 2025: Institutions, Advocates and Programmers

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Summer Poetry Gathering 2025

On Wednesday June 18, join the Chicago Poetry Center for our annual summer celebration! In line with CPC’s anti-censorship roots…