Readings & Lectures
Celebrating the Visiting Teaching Artists of Forms & Features
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Virtual
An online poetry reading featuring Michelle Alexander, Casey Larkin Mazer Carsel, Lara Mimosa Montes, Danielle Pieratti, Samyak Shertok, Leigh Sugar
Current Exhibition
More Light!
Luftwerk x Aram Saroyan
Luftwerk’s immersive interpretation of Aram Saroyan’s poem “lighght”
Upcoming Events
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Workshops & DiscussionsForms & Features with Hannah Treasure
At Capacity-VirtualA generative poetry workshop, “Engaging the Collective: Lyrical Voices of the Internet,” created and led by Hannah Treasure
Workshops & Discussions-In PersonA discussion and creative workshop on tone
Workshops & DiscussionsForms & Features: Symbol
At Capacity-VirtualA discussion and creative workshop on symbols
Readings & Lectures-VirtualAn online poetry reading featuring Michelle Alexander, Casey Larkin Mazer Carsel, Lara Mimosa Montes, Danielle Pieratti, Samyak Shertok, Leigh Sugar
Performances-HybridA poetry reading featuring Cheryl Clarke, Harmony Holiday, Natalia Molebatsi, and Nikki Patin.
Workshops & DiscussionsLibrary Book Club: Nikki Giovanni
At Capacity-VirtualA discussion of The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni
Celebrations-HybridA book launch featuring readings by contributors Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Nicole Sealey, John Murillo, Candace Williams, and editor Diana Marie Delgado.
Performances-HybridAn evening of performances and readings by Karen Finley, Jada Renée Allen, Odette Stout, and Ruby Que with Ále Campos.
Readings & Lectures-HybridA poetry reading with Midwest-based authors Oliver Baez Bendorf, Imani Elizabeth Jackson, Nathanael Jones, Vi Khi Nao, and Ruben Quesada.
Celebrations-In PersonAn evening of poetry readings by Elise Paschen and Esther Belin plus artist talks by June Carpenter and Lydia Cheshewalla, followed by a reception.
Performances-Poetry FoundationJoin us for a poetry reading, artist talk, and reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibition Escaramuza, the Poetics of Home.
Readings & Lectures-In PersonParticipa en un dialogo entre los poetas participantes del festival Poesía en Abril.
Performances-HybridAn evening of poetry readings by Ruth Lilly prize winner Kimiko Hahn, Sarah Ghazal Ali, Mónica de la Torre, and Rosalie Moffett.
-In PersonA 25th anniversary celebration with original contributors and editors of Power Lines: A Decade of Poetry from Chicago’s Guild Complex.- Readings & Lectures-VirtualAn online poetry reading featuring community participants from the Poetry Foundation's Forms & Features workshop series.