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Get Ready For Poetry Out Loud 2024 Chicagoland Regionals Competition

The Chicago Poetry Center is pleased to serve in its 7th year as the Chicagoland Regional Host Organization for the national Poetry Out Loud Teen Competition. Poetry Out Loud is a collaborative project in partnership with […]

Blue Hour January 17 featuring C. Russell Price & Teresa Dzieglewicz

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and facilitated by Marty McConnell.  *** HEALTH & SAFETY NOTE: We are requesting that attendees […]

“Language — Conversation — All poetry” Editing Poems with Dulles

During our 4th week at Dulles, we read an erasure poem from Austin Kleon’s “Newspaper Blackout” to start a conversation about editing our work and how to recycle pieces of poetry to make something […]

We’re on a Mission 🚀 Help Support Poetry Programs for over 2,500 students!

We’re on a Mission 🚀 Help Support Poetry Programs for over 2,500 students! As we head towards the end of the calendar year, and launch our annual campaign, the Chicago Poetry Center team is […]

Home for Everyone: Student Poems for Palestinians

With hate crimes targeting the Muslim community on the rise, many people listening to the news about violence affecting Palestinians may feel a sense of helplessness, not knowing how to help or talk about […]

Blue Hour November 15 featuring Jacob Saenz & Jason Bayani

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and facilitated by Marty McConnell.  *** HEALTH & SAFETY NOTE: We are requesting that attendees […]

Poetry Publishing Workshop with Stevie Edwards

The Chicago Poetry Center presents a Poetry Publishing Workshop with Stevie Edwards. *** HEALTH & SAFETY NOTE: We are requesting that attendees mask for this event. Thank you for your cooperation! *** Interested in […]

Blue Hour October 18 featuring Kenyatta Rogers & Marcy Rae Henry

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and facilitated by Marty McConnell.  *** HEALTH & SAFETY NOTE: We are requesting that attendees […]

New Poems from A Teen Poetry State Champion

Be in the lookout for this up-and-coming teen writer Yohanna Endashaw, who has just released her self-published book of poems, “Maturing In Free Verse.” Book description: This is her journey, as a Black teenage […]

Summer Poetry Gathering: Recap!

On July 15, The Chicago Poetry Center had the wonderful opportunity to host our Summer Poetry Gathering! We all gathered in Haymarket House, which provides us with such a fitting place for our community […]

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