All Schools Reading Winter 2025

The Chicago Poetry Center sends our warm gratitude to the incredible students, families, and teachers that helped make CPC’s Winter 2025 All Schools Reading a success! It was an absolute delight to hear such awesome poems from our school residencies and to celebrate the work of our inspiring student poets.

We’re excited to share photos from the student showcase with you. Special thanks to photographer Joshua Tatro for capturing the joy of this special day!

Here are photos from February 1 featuring poets from Amundsen High School, Haines Elementary, Lawndale Community Academy, Perez Elementary, Sabin Elementary, The O School, Twain Elementary, and Waters Elementary.

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“Writing poetry makes me feel like I can see myself, like I can see my reflection, but not in a mirror, in the world. I write and I know I can be reflected.”
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I’M FROM THE CITY LIGHTS / STREAMING OUT IN THE NIGHT / AND HUGE SKYSCRAPERS / TOWERING OVER THE LAKE – MELISSA E., 7TH GRADE POET