Helene Achanzar
Helene Achanzar is the Director of Programs at the Chicago Poetry Center, a senior editor at Poetry Northwest, and the Midwest Chair for Kundiman. She has 15+ years of experience in education and literary arts programming, including roles with Illinois State University and After School Matters. Her poems can be found in jubilat, Sixth Finch, Georgia Review, and elsewhere. Winner of the 2022 New England Review Award for Emerging Writers, her writing has been supported by the Chicago Architecture Biennial, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Mastheads.
CPC Readings
Thursday, May 19, 2016
with Henderson, Tim “Toaster” 2016
Beauty & Brawn Art Gallery and Think Space
Poetry by Helene Achanzar
In the land I was born,
there is an island in the middle of a river.
There is a name for the amount
of beauty required to launch a ship.