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Holly Amos, Mairead Case, and Dan Magers To Read August 10th

Join the Poetry Center of Chicago at Mars Gallery for the August installment of the Six Points Reading Series on August 10th at 7pm! In 2016 we continue to move to a variety of […]

Kevin Coval and Jac Jemc To Read July 20

Join the Poetry Center of Chicago at Innertown Pub for the July installment of the Six Points Reading Series on July 20th at 7pm! In 2016 we continue to move to a variety of […]

H. Melt and Kush Thompson To Read

Join the Poetry Center of Chicago at Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art for the June installment of the Six Points Reading Series! In 2016 we continue to move to a variety […]

Helene Achanzar & Tim “Toaster” Henderson to read May 19

Join the Poetry Center of Chicago at Beauty & Brawn in Logan Square for the May installment of the Six Points Reading Series on May 19 at 7pm! In 2016 we continue to move […]

We’ve Moved! PCC joins Chicago Literacy Alliance

We are so pleased to announce that the Poetry Center of Chicago has become a member of the Chicago Literacy Alliance, and we’ve moved our operations to the CLA’s Literacenter! Our new address is: […]

Student Poets Read! May 4 at the Cultural Center!

  Join us in celebrating our student poets, from 2nd Grade to Sophomore Year! One student poet from each Hands On Stanzas classroom is invited to read an original poem on stage at the […]

Poetry Center is awarded Arts Partner for Ingenuity Creative Schools Fund Grant!

George Washington High School was awarded an Ingenuity Creative Schools Fund grant to bring in the Poetry Center of Chicago as special arts partner, to reinvigorate a spoken word community at the school. Our […]

Fatimah Asghar, Ladan Osman, & Roger Reeves at Tea Project

Tea Project is an ongoing dialogue that traverses a variety of landscapes from the tea served in the Iraqi countryside, to a cage in Guantanamo Bay, to a family gathering. Tea is both a […]

Illinois Humanities Awards Poetry Center with General Support Grant

The Poetry Center of Chicago has been awarded a General Support Grant from Illinois Humanities! U.S. Senator Richard Durbin congratulated the Poetry Center on the award: Your tireless commitment to bringing much-needed creative literacy […]

Ben Clark & Kush Thompson to read March 25

Join the Poetry Center of Chicago at Comfort Station in Logan Square on March 25 at 7pm for the March installment of the Six Points Reading Series! In 2016 we continue to move to […]

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