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The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly online reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and…
The Chicago Poetry Center is now in its 5th year as Chicagoland Regional Host Organization for the national youth poetry…
Students read Peggy Trojan’s deceptively simple poem, Noon Hour, We talked about the two-word title, the two stanza poem, short lines,…
Students read Instructions to the Artist by Billy Collins before crafting their own portrait-inspired poems. Lesson Note: According to findings by the…
The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly online reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and…
Our Silent Auction is Live! There are two weeks left in our campaign and we are 75% of the way…
Students began in creative play by wishing on a star for their deepest desires. Then they heard and read Choose Something…
Inspired by Wallace Stevens’ Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird, students examined a sea shell from different angles and then…
New Year News: Honoring Dr. King, Celebrating our Community, and the launch of “Critical Conversations” Next week CPC Poets in…
Special Event: CPC x CHM MLK Day Poetry Reading & Workshop The Chicago Poetry Center and the Chicago History Museum…
A common household object became the focus for this lesson while studying Joy Harjo’s poem, Perhaps The World Ends Here. The…