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…
** UPDATE: We’re no longer accepting applications. Thank you to all who have applied! We will follow up with all candidates.**…


A Bigger Table: 50 Years of the Chicago Poetry Center Press Release Celebrating a beloved Chicago literary institution’s legacy …
The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. Each event…
Chicago Poetry Center on the Big Screen As we prepare to kick off our 50th anniversary year, we’re excited to…
Poetry @ The Green at 320 returns for summer 2024! The Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S.…
Blackout Poetry: A blackout poem is created when a poet takes a marker (usually black marker) to already established text–like…
Students used magazines to create cut-up or collage poems, using ‘found language’ and images to create new meaning. Contributors are:…
Students wrote Acrostic Poems, in which certain letters in each line form a word or words. The theme was ‘Heroes,’…
Blackout Poetry: A blackout poem is created when a poet takes a marker (usually black marker) to already established text–like…
Poetry Out Loud celebrates its 19th year with its new National Champion Niveah Glover. The Poetry Out Loud National Semifinals…