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Donate Today to Support CPC!

Give today to support creative literacy! All donors receive a ticket to NLFL on Feb 8, 2023!   The Chicago Poetry Center supports 1800 students annually with weekly poetry residency programming in classrooms across […]

Blue Hour 2023 Winter/Spring Season

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop. Each event takes place at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena) and features two readers from Chicago […]

Queen Zee Launch Party Recap and a New Curriculum for Primary Grades

Queen Zee’s Poetic Adventures: Launch Party Recap It was a rainy, blustery night, but teachers, students, and friends of the Chicago Poetry Center braved the storm to celebrate the launch of Queen Zee’s Poetic […]

Celebrating the Life of a Beloved Community Member

The Chicago Poetry Center community, along with many other communities near, far, and layered with our own, is grieving the loss of our friend Scott Krueger. Scott was many things to many people, one […]

New Partnership with Innovation 80

The Chicago Poetry Center is thrilled to announce a partnership with Innovation 80, a foundation that encourages and funds innovative programs that use the arts to engage and support underserved populations in Chicago. Innovation […]

Nov. 16: Carlos Cumpián & Jennifer Scappettone at Blue Hour

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop hosted and facilitated by Marty McConnell.   Each event features two readers from Chicago and beyond, […]

CPC Launches Residencies, Queen Zee’s Poetic Adventures, and More

Bringing Poetry Back to Schools with Residencies, Assemblies, and More   Chicago Poetry Center’s In-School and After-School Residencies are back in full swing. This month, CPC’s Poets in Residence are returning to classrooms across […]

Queen Zee’s Poetic Adventures Launch Party

You’re Invited! Queen Zee’s Poetic Adventures Launch Party Join the Chicago Poetry Center as we celebrate the launch of Queen Zee’s Poetic Adventures, CPC’s new education program. Inspired by classic children’s television, this five-episode […]

Programs Spotlight: Fall Brings New and Returning Programs

September Special Events Recap   Between public events and program launches, it’s been a busy month for the Chicago Poetry Center. We’ve had the wonderful opportunity to host two events throughout the city—a reading […]

Oct. 19: Dipika Mukherjee & Willie Lin at Blue Hour

The Chicago Poetry Center presents BLUE HOUR, a free, public monthly in-person reading series and generative writing workshop.   Each event features two readers from Chicago and beyond, preceded by a limited-space workshop focused […]

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