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…
October Six Points Reading Raych Jackson and Berry Grass October 12th 6:00-7:00 pm The Whistler Please join us for the…
Post Update: This call is now closed. We have received an exceptionally high volume of gifted candidates in less than…
August Six Points Reading with Tara Betts and avery r. young August 29th at 6:00pm Chicago Water Taxi Details:…
This spring we partnered with the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting to offer our Chicago students additional workshops, and a…
This weekend the Chicago Poetry Center celebrated the official ribbon cutting of the North Lawndale Word Play Way Poetry Mural.…
Social Media & Web Design Internship Application Period: August 1 – 22 Internship Period: September 2019 – June 2020 Unpaid*…
Join the Poetry Center throughout this late summer and early fall for readings including Tara Betts, avery r. young, Meg…
September Six Points Reading with Rosie Accola and Jessica Mascarenhas September 20th 7:00pm Space Oddities Please join us for the…

Last week at Avondale Logandale, we reflected on all of the poetry vocabulary we’ve learned over the course of the…
Last week at Avondale Logandale, we had fun reading Ode to Enchanted Light by Pablo Neruda aloud with excitement – we’ve been…
Last week, we explored using soundscapes and music as inspiration for writing poetry. We read orchestra composer John Luther Adams’…