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…
The Chicago Poetry Center board, staff, and community at large are mourning a massive loss in our community, the passing…
A Bigger Table: 50 Years of the Chicago Poetry Center Closing Event* Saturday, September 1411 AM – 12:30 PMPoetry Foundation:…
We hope that you’ll join us in Albany Park this month at ECOS: A Chicago Latine Poetry Festival. The fest celebrates…
The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and facilitated…
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Poetry Foundation for the exhibition opening of A Bigger Table: 50…
Celebrating Our Historic Collection and Retrospective Exhibit Open Until September 14 🙌🏾 A Conversation with B. Metzger Sampson Executive Director…
Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues for the summer season this August! The Chicago Poetry Center and The Green…


The Chicago Poetry Center sends its warm gratitude to the incredible students, families, and teachers that helped make the Chicago…

Poetry @ The Green at 320 continues for the summer season this July! The Chicago Poetry Center and The Green…