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24 hours remaining in our Indiegogo Campaign!

Only 24 hours remain in our Indiegogo campaign! We are over 115% funded and are excited to finish strong. There’s still time to contribute and spread the word via social media or email. If […]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Initial Indiegogo campaign goal achieved!

We are so excited and grateful to have surpassed our initial Indiegogo campaign goal! Thanks to almost 100 donors we are happy to be reaching toward a new stretch goal, which you can learn […]

A Whistling Through the Water

This week was a weird but fruitful week. We read the poem “Emmett Till” by James A. Emanuel (link to the poem and link to Emanuel reading it below) and had great discussion in […]

Hands On Stanzas student poets: Live at the Chicago Cultural Center!

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Reading: 5:30 – 7:00 Claudia Cassidy Theater Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St Join us for our end of the year Hands On Stanzas celebration! One student poet from […]

Graduate Student Reading April 3

Join the Poetry Center of Chicago for this month’s installment of the Six Points Reading Series on Friday April 3. We’re changing up our location this month and heading upstairs to the Millenium Park […]

Carnival of the Animals: Performance Poems

In collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, on March 20 and 21, students from the Hands on Stanzas program participated in a presentation of Carnival of the Animals. This special concert designed for schools […]

Indiegogo Campaign Launching April 1!

In an effort to raise funds to support our Hands on Stanzas program the Poetry Center will be launching a month-long Indiegogo campaign. Throughout the month of April (National Poetry Month!) we’ll be asking […]

Stuart Dybek & Sandra Marchetti to Read March 12

Join the Poetry Center of Chicago for this month’s installment of the Six Points Reading Series. Admission is free at the Garland Room on the first floor of the Chicago Cultural Center. The reading […]

March 20 & 21: Hands on Stanzas Partners with Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Hands on Stanzas program is proud to partner with the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to present two special performances of Carnival of the Animals. On March 20 and 21, […]

Illinois Humanities Council awards PCC General Support Grant!

The Poetry Center of Chicago has been awarded a General Support Grant from the Illinois Humanities Council. U.S. Senator Richard Durbin congratulated the Poetry Center on the award: Your tireless commitment to bringing much-needed […]

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