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Come See Us at Printers Row Lit Fest!

Come See Us at Printers Row Lit Fest! The Chicago Poetry Center is excited to be part of the 40th Annual Printers Row Literary Festival this Saturday and Sunday, September 6-7th from 10am – 6pm. […]

Blue Hour September 17th

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. Our September featured readers are Marianne Chan & Meghann Plunkett. Each event takes place at Haymarket House […]

We’re Hiring! Communications Intern

*** UPDATE: We’re no longer accepting applications. Thank you to all who have applied! We will follow up with all candidates. *** Downloadable PDF – Communications Intern Job Posting Downloadable PDF – Communications Intern […]

Angel of the Get-Through: A Celebration of the Life & Legacy of Andrea Gibson

On Wednesday, August 20, please join the Chicago Poetry Center in celebrating the life and legacy of poet Andrea Gibson. The event will include a brief tribute reading by local poets as well as […]

Summer Poetry Gathering 2025 Rocked!

More than 125 Chicago poets, poetry fans, and literary leaders gathered at Haymarket House on June 18, 2025 to honor CPC’s anti-censorship roots and wrap up our 50th anniversary year.  Our headlining poet for […]

Introducing Our New Board Members!

Today, we’re sending a big and bigger table WELCOME to the newest members of CPC’s Board of Directors: Ashley Tran, Candace D. Green, Chris Toft, Ola Faleti, Stephanie Schultz, Whitney Capps, and Zeshawn Qadir! […]

We’re Hiring! Poetry Teaching Artists

*** UPDATE: We’re no longer accepting applications. Thank you to all who have applied! We will follow up with all candidates. *** Downloadable PDF – Poet in Residence Posting Position: Poet in Residence with […]

Blue Hour 2025-2026 Season

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop.  Each event takes place at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena) and features two readers from Chicago […]

Poetry @ The Green at 320: Summer 2025

Poetry @ The Green at 320 returns for summer 2025! The Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal are proud to reintroduce this free, weekly reading and open mic series co-curated […]

Poetry Out Loud 2025 National Champion !!!!

This year marks Poetry Out Loud’s 20th Anniversary and there is much to celebrate. On Thursday May 8, 2025, Isavel Mendoza, a 12th-grade student at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts in […]

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