In partnership with the Chicago Public Library, CPC Poet in Residence Musu Bangura is bringing thoughtful discussion and creative experimentation to a library branch near you.
April 15: June Jordan and the Protest Poem (registration required)
June Jordan believed in the concept of “Poetry for the People” and demonstrated this through her staunch dedication to protest poetry. In this course, we’ll spend time with political poetry and examine its artistic purpose.
Wednesday, 4/15
4pm – 5:30pm
South Shore Branch
2505 E. 73rd St.
April 25: Erasure Poetry
Read and discuss some of Musu’s favorite erasure poems. Then, using preexisting texts, try this this erasure or blackout technique to create your own poems.
Saturday, 4/25
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Harold Washington Library
400 S. State St.
