Two group photos side-by-side labeled 'The Chicago Poetry Center.' The left photo, labeled '1974,' shows CPC’s founding members posed in black and white. The right photo, labeled '2024,' shows CPC’s recent staff posed in color.

Film Screening: A Bigger Table: 50 Years of the Chicago Poetry Center

| 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Poetry Foundation, 61 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60654mapMarker

Join us for the screening of A Bigger Table: 50 Years of the Chicago Poetry Center, a short documentary that follows CPC from its roots as a platform for censored writers to its present-day mission of continuing to build a bigger table for poets in Chicago and beyond. The documentary accompanies our current exhibition celebrating CPC’s legacy and lineage.

Following the screening, filmmaker Moyo Abiona, CPC director of programs Helene Achanzar, and CPC poet-in-residence Joy Young will have a panel discussion and answer questions from audience members.

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Wednesday - Saturday: 11 AM - 5 PM
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday: Closed

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