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Jan-Henry Gray, Xandria Phillips, mai c. doan: April 26 at Women & Children First

April Six Points Reading with Jan-Henry Gray, Xandria Phillips, mai c. doan April 26th 7:00-8:30 Women & Children First   Please join us for the April installment of the Six Points Reading Series featuring […]

The Shortlist is here for the Douglas Park Poetry Mural!

Congratulations to our four poets whose poems have made it to the final four shortlist for the Douglas Park poetry mural and Word Play Way installation. The final four poets are: Aniyah Orr-Howard, Ariel […]

Six Points Reading ft. Faisal Mohyuddin & Suman Chhabra

Wednesday, Feb 6 Bookends & Beginnings 1712 Sherman Ave 6-7:30 PM The Chicago Poetry Center will host a reading at Bookends & Beginnings featuring poets Faisal Mohyuddin & Suman Chhabra from 6-7:30 PM. The […]

Six Points Reading featuring Jacob Saenz & Jasmin Jordan-Portaz

Wednesday, November 7 7-9 PM Alulu Brewery and Pub 2011 S Laflin St Chicago, IL 60608 Join the Chicago Poetry Center’s Six Points Reading Series at Alulu Brewery & Pub for poetry (7-8 PM) […]

Poetry + Dance in October!

A poetry and dance collaboration! Tickets Here Friday, October 12 & Saturday, October 13 8-9 PM Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble 1650 W Foster Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and Chicago Poetry Center proudly […]

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Six Points Reading Series presents the 2nd Annual Chicago Water Taxi Reading Tuesday, September 18, 2018 5:30-6:30 PM $2.50 per person Chicago Water Taxi Details: Board: 5:30 – 5:50 at the Michigan Ave Water […]

Kick-off for poetry mural featuring poem by Roger Reeves

Thursday, August 23 Douglas Park Corner of California & Ogden 5-7 PM Join us for the kick-off of Word Play Way in Douglas Park North Lawndale! The David L. Hoyt Education Foundation, in collaboration […]

June 21 Cocktails & BBQ Summer Bash

Thursday, June 21 6 – 9 PM Kenect 504 N Green St. Chicago, IL 60642 Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3454029?cookie_header=1 Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble and Chicago Poetry Center invite you to Cocktails & BBQ, a summer bash! Enjoy […]

June 9th Body Passages Open Rehearsal Performance

Saturday, June 9th 12:30-2:30 PM Woman Made Gallery 2150 S Canalport 4A 3 Chicago, IL 60608 Come see the Body Passages cohort show their work in progress at Woman Made Gallery! Audience members are […]

Poets in Space ft. Alex Dimitrov & José Olivarez

Friday, May 18th 7:30-9 PM Dearborn Observatory 2131 Tech Drive The Chicago Poetry Chicago will host a reading featuring Alex Dimitrov and José Olivarez at the Dearborn Observatory followed by a telescope tour of […]

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