Fuller Awards Honoring Sterling Plumpp

- | 12:00 AM - 5:00 AM

Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
​A reception follows the program
Free admission, register in advance here

At 30 minutes before event start, guests with Eventbrite tickets will have priority entry to the performance space on a first-come, first-served basis. At 15 minutes prior to event start, the performance space is open to all guests. Seating capacity is limited. Eventbrite reservations do not guarantee entry or reserved seating.

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Celebrate with us as the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame presents the Fuller Award for lifetime achievement to Sterling Plumpp. He has been dedicated to poetry, advocacy, and social justice throughout his career; his honors include an American Book Award and a Carl Sandburg Literary Award for Poetry from the Friends of the Chicago Public Library. Plumpp will be celebrated by special guests that include Tyehimba Jess, Ronne Hartfield, Duriel E. Harris, Abdul Alkalimat, Haki Madhubuti, and Reginald Gibbons. There will be an ASL interpreter at this event.

Cosponsored with the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

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Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday: 11 AM–5 PM
Thursday: 11 AM–6 PM
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday: Closed

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