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A poetry reading featuring Cheryl Clarke, Harmony Holiday, Natalia Molebatsi, and Nikki Patin.
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Upcoming Exhibition

Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home

Poetry and portraiture provide a rare view into contemporary Mexican American women’s equestrian performance in this exhibition.

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  • Credit: video still from Selina Trepp’s Nowhere Now Here
    Performances

    Archive(s) of Style

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    A poetry reading featuring Cheryl Clarke, Harmony Holiday, Natalia Molebatsi, and Nikki Patin.
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    Workshops & Discussions

    Library Book Club: Nikki Giovanni

    At Capacity

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    A discussion of The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni
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    Celebrations

    Like a Hammer: Poets on Mass Incarceration

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    A book launch featuring readings by contributors Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Nicole Sealey, John Murillo, Candace Williams, and editor Diana Marie Delgado.
  • Still image from Selena Trepp's animation Nowhere Now Here
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    Powertripping

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    An evening of performances and readings by Karen Finley, Jada Renée Allen, Odette Stout, and Ruby Que with Ále Campos.
  • Cover image: June Carpenter, Ni-U-Ko’n-Ska and the Truths of the Earth, 2022
    Celebrations

    Blood Wolf Moon

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    An evening of poetry readings by Elise Paschen and Esther Belin plus artist talks by June Carpenter and Lydia Cheshewalla, followed by a reception.
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    Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home Exhibition Opening 

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    Join us for a poetry reading, artist talk, and reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibition Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home. 
  • Video still from Nowhere Now Here by Selina Trepp
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    Antigone Reimagined

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    A listening experience of Danielle Davis and Cage Sebastian Pierre’s original mixtape “Songs from the Poets” from Court Theatre’s production of Antigone.
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    Ghost Forest

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    An evening of poetry readings by Ruth Lilly prize winner Kimiko Hahn, Sarah Ghazal Ali, Mónica de la Torre, and Rosalie Moffett.
  • Image from Selina Trepp's animation Nowhere Now Here.

    Power Lines 25th Anniversary Celebration

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    A 25th anniversary celebration with original contributors and editors of Power Lines: A Decade of Poetry from Chicago’s Guild Complex.
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    Readings & Lectures

    Power Through

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    A poetry reading with Midwest-based authors Oliver Baez Bendorf, Imani Elizabeth Jackson, Nathanael Jones, Vi Khi Nao, and Ruben Quesada.
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    Forms & Features Community Reading

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    An online poetry reading featuring community participants from the Poetry Foundation's Forms & Features workshop series.
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