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GOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Initial Indiegogo campaign goal achieved!

We are so excited and grateful to have surpassed our initial Indiegogo campaign goal! Thanks to almost 100 donors we are happy to be reaching toward a new stretch goal, which you can learn […]

Hands On Stanzas student poets: Live at the Chicago Cultural Center!

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Reading: 5:30 – 7:00 Claudia Cassidy Theater Chicago Cultural Center 78 E. Washington St Join us for our end of the year Hands On Stanzas celebration! One student poet from […]

Graduate Student Reading April 3

Join the Poetry Center of Chicago for this month’s installment of the Six Points Reading Series on Friday April 3. We’re changing up our location this month and heading upstairs to the Millenium Park […]

Carnival of the Animals: Performance Poems

In collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, on March 20 and 21, students from the Hands on Stanzas program participated in a presentation of Carnival of the Animals. This special concert designed for schools […]

Indiegogo Campaign Launching April 1!

In an effort to raise funds to support our Hands on Stanzas program the Poetry Center will be launching a month-long Indiegogo campaign. Throughout the month of April (National Poetry Month!) we’ll be asking […]

Carnival of the Animals Featured Poems: Moos

In collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, on March 20 and 21, students from the Hands on Stanzas program participated in a presentation of Carnival of the Animals. This special concert designed for schools […]

Carnival of the Animals Featured Poems: Darwin

In collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, on March 20 and 21, students from the Hands on Stanzas program participated in a presentation of Carnival of the Animals. This special concert designed for schools […]

Carnival of the Animals Featured Poems: Skinner West

In collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, on March 20 and 21, students from the Hands on Stanzas program will participate in a presentation of Carnival of the Animals. This special concert designed for […]

Carnival of the Animals Featured Poems: Taft

In collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, on March 20 and 21, students from the Hands on Stanzas program will participate in a presentation of Carnival of the Animals. This special concert designed for […]

Carnival of the Animals Featured Poems: Avondale-Logandale

In collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, on March 20 and 21, students from the Hands on Stanzas program will participate in a presentation of Carnival of the Animals. This special concert designed for […]

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