Thank you for supporting the All Schools Readings!

The Chicago Poetry Center sends its warm gratitude to the incredible students, families, and teachers that helped make the Chicago Poetry Center’s Winter and Spring 2024 All Schools Readings a success! It was an absolute delight to hear such awesome poems from our school residencies.

We’re excited to share photos from the January and May student showcases with you.

Here are photos from January 28 featuring poets from Amundsen, Carver, Clinton, Deneen, Haines, Perez, Sabin, Smyser, South Loop, Twain, and Waters.

Here are photos from May 18 featuring poets from Amundsen, Brennemann, Clinton, DuBois, Grissom, Haines, Hamline, Perez, Sabin, Sayre, Shoesmith, Skinner West, South Loop, Swift, Twain, and Waters.

We hope to see you next school year!

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“Writing poetry makes me feel like I can see myself, like I can see my reflection, but not in a mirror, in the world. I write and I know I can be reflected.”
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I’M FROM THE CITY LIGHTS / STREAMING OUT IN THE NIGHT / AND HUGE SKYSCRAPERS / TOWERING OVER THE LAKE – MELISSA E., 7TH GRADE POET