The Chicago Poetry Center is pleased to serve in its 9th year as the Chicagoland Regional Host Organization for the Poetry Out…
When we can, we love to collaborate with the other after school programs. The dance program was asked to prepare…
Last week, we had fun reading William Blake’s question poem “The Tyger.” We talked about how Blake’s poem used repetition,…
May Six Points Reading with Gabriel Ojeda-Sague & Davon Clark May 17th 7-8pm Pilsen Books Please join us for the…
Congratulations to our Douglas Park Poetry Contest Winner, Aniyah Orr Howard for her poem, “Douglas Park.” Our final two poems…
Congratulations to the three poets whose poems have made it to the final shortlist for the Douglas Park poetry mural…
April Six Points Reading with Jan-Henry Gray, Xandria Phillips, mai c. doan April 26th 7:00-8:30 Women & Children First …
Congratulations to our four poets whose poems have made it to the final four shortlist for the Douglas Park poetry…
The MLK after school program is primarily for the 6th-8th graders but a few 5th graders that are wise beyond…
Last week, we had fun tapping into our unique perspectives to see everyday things in new ways. I brought in…
HOW TO DUMBLEDORE CLAP a poetic adaptation of a brilliant-but-anonymous 3rd grader’s advice with both palms facing the floor gingerly…
Last week at Avondale Logandale, we revisited haiku poems! This time the students were asked to write seasonal haiku poems that…
The Poetry Center is happy to be a partner to the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Through this partnership, we’ve…