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Kicking Off Our Celebration with a Big Reveal 🤩🙌🏽

Chicago Poetry Center on the Big Screen As we prepare to kick off our 50th anniversary year, we’re excited to see our name in lights! Wintrust is spotlighting the Chicago Poetry Center on its […]

Poetry @ The Green at 320: Summer 2024

Poetry @ The Green at 320 returns for summer 2024! The Chicago Poetry Center and The Green at 320 S. Canal are proud to reintroduce this free, weekly reading and open mic series co-curated […]

Poetry Out Loud 2024 National Champion!!!!!

Poetry Out Loud celebrates its 19th year with its new National Champion Niveah Glover. The Poetry Out Loud National Semifinals were held May 1 and the National Finals on May 2 hosted by poet, […]

Students Share Emotions and Emojis 😐🙂🥰😠😞😂

More Than A Feeling Poet in Residence Joy Young asked students at Hamline Elementary to pick an emoji that answered the question, “How are you?” The most popular emojis were: 😐🥰😠 After this activity, they […]

Poetry Ourselves Competition

April is usually crowned month of Poetry. Although its coming to an end but that’s no reason not to still celebrate. Earlier this month the sixteen high schoolers who were the finalists in the […]

Blue Hour May 15

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.  The Blue Hour reading includes a brief open mic followed by […]

Early Readers Collaborate in Color! 🖍️

Early Readers Create A Visual Poem With the help of Poet in Residence Philip Berezney, 1st graders in CPC’s Early Readers pilot program created an eye-catching collage. Phillip worked with these students over 10 […]

Apply Now – Open Board Call

Applications are now closed Application Open: April 1 -24, 2024 Click here for application The Chicago Poetry Center is excited to announce an open call for new board members. We are seeking individuals with […]

Blue Hour April 17

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. The Blue Hour reading includes a brief open mic […]

Poetry Out Loud 2024 Illinois State Winner!!!

Spring definitely made an appearance in Springfield last Monday on March 11th. The sun was shining, the weather was warm and breezy, the ideal day for the Poetry Out Loud 2024 Illinois State Competition. […]

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