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June 21 Cocktails & BBQ Summer Bash

Thursday, June 21 6 – 9 PM Kenect 504 N Green St. Chicago, IL 60642 Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3454029?cookie_header=1 Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and Chicago Poetry Center invite you to Cocktails & BBQ, a summer bash! Enjoy […]

June 9th Body Passages Open Rehearsal Performance

Saturday, June 9th 12:30-2:30 PM Woman Made Gallery 2150 S Canalport 4A 3 Chicago, IL 60608 Come see the Body Passages cohort show their work in progress at Woman Made Gallery! Audience members are […]

Illinois Humanities Awards CPC Grant for Digital Creative Curriculum

The Chicago Poetry Center is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a project grant by Illinois Humanities for a free, online, digital creative curriculum. The curriculum will be for use in conjunction […]

Writing Workshops Begin June 5!

Back by popular demand: the Chicago Poetry Center is pleased to announce a suite of summer writing workshops, taught by some of Chicago’s fabulous poets, including: Tara Betts, Timothy David Rey, Daniel Woody, Laura […]

Word Play Way Conversation and Presentation- May 8 & 9

The Chicago Poetry Center and David L Hoyt Foundation have been collaborating on a public arts project for this summer. Please join our conversation on May 8th and our presentation on May 9th to […]

Poets in Space ft. Alex Dimitrov & José Olivarez

Friday, May 18th 7:30-9 PM Dearborn Observatory 2131 Tech Drive The Chicago Poetry Chicago will host a reading featuring Alex Dimitrov and José Olivarez at the Dearborn Observatory followed by a telescope tour of […]

Will you support our annual fundraising campaign?

We are Chicago Poetry: Chicago student writers, Chicago poets, poetry readings across Chicago neighborhoods, and poetry in schools across Chicago. We’re Chicago poetry archives online, the proud legacy they share, and Chicago broadsides. What’s […]

Body Passages Residency at Chicago Cultural Center

Chicago Dantztheatre Ensemble, in collaboration with Poetry Center of Chicago, will utilize the Cultural Center of Chicago as a space for research and development with the focus on activation and audience development. CDE and […]

Body Passages Series at Uncommon Ground Edgewater

Saturday, April 28 7:30- 9:30 PM Uncommon Ground – Edgewater 1401 W. Devon Ave Chicago, IL Purchase Tickets The Body Passages Series presents an evening of poetry, dance and in-process showings at Uncommon Ground […]

Six Points Reading Series ft. Rimpsey, Smith, Holloway

Celebrate National Poetry Month with us this April! Six Points Reading Series ft. Rimpsey, Smith Holloway Thursday, April 19 6:30-8:30 PM Filmfront 1740 W 18th St Chicago, IL 60608 For National Poetry Month, The […]

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