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Hands On Stanzas City-Wide Reading & Benefit!

1 May 2014

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Reading: 6:30 – 7:30 Reception: 7:30 – 8:30 Chicago Cultural Center Randolph Square Join us for the most exciting Hands On Stanzas event of the year! One student poet from […]

Poet In Residence Rachel Javellana @ CPL Poetry Fest!

20 Apr 2014

Working It: Labor and Work in Poetry Presented by Rachel Javellana Multipurpose Room B Noon – 1 p.m. Workshop Description: In this workshop we’ll read a selection of poems on the theme of work […]

IHC Awards PCC $5,000 Grant!

1 Feb 2014

Great news, poets and poetry fans! The Poetry Center of Chicago has been awarded a General Support Grant of $5000 from the Illinois Humanities Council. Thank you, IHC!

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Poetry Foundation awards Hands On Stanzas Scholarship Grant!

1 Jan 2014

We could be more thrilled: the Poetry Foundation has granted $10,000 is scholarship grants to Hands On Stanzas for residencies in underserved Chicago communities. The scholarships will allow us to serve an additional 338 […]

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