POETRY EVENTS - CHICAGO

POETRY FOUNDATION

Wednesday Poemtime

Wednesday, April 22, 10:00 AM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Teen Poetry Writing Workshop

Wednesday, April 22, 4:00 PM
Woodson Regional Branch
9525 South Halsted Street
Free admission 

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBARY

Journal of Ordinary Thought Weekly Writing Group

Wednesday, April 22, 6:00 PM
Bezazian Branch
1226 West Ainslie Street
Free admission 

SECTOR 2337

Swimming Pools Book Release featuring Jeff Sherfey and Leila Wilson

Wednesday, April 22, 7:00 PM
Sector 2337
2337 North Milwaukee Avenue
Free admission 

POETRY FOUNDATION

Fifth Wednesday Journal: African American Poets in Review

Thursday, April 23, 6:30 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION

Library Book Club

Friday, April 24, 12:30
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission
Please register in advance by emailinglibrary@poetryfoundation.org

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Featuring Victor Hernández Cruz

Friday, April 24th, 5:00 PM
Harris Hall, Room108
1881 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL
Free admission 

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Poetry Fest featuring Poetry Exhibitors

Saturday, April 25, 10:00 AM
Harold Washington Library Center
400 South State Street
Free admission 

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Poems While You Wait

Saturday, April 25, 10:00 AM
Harold Washington Library Center
400 South State Street
Free admission

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

11th Annual Haiku Festival featuring Khari B. & Regina Harris Baiocchi

Saturday, April 25, 10:00 AM
Harold Washington Library
400 South State Street
Free admission 

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

First Person Confessional Poetry Workshop featuring Al DeGenova

Saturday, April 25, 11:30 AM
Harold Washington Library Center
400 South State Street
Free admission

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Hack Your Poetry Notebook

Saturday, April 25, 12:00 PM
Harold Washington Library
400 South State Street
Free admission

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Multimedia Poetry Performance and Panel for Teens and Adults featuring Kelly Tsai & Osiris Khepera

Saturday, April 25, 12:30 PM
Harold Washington Library
400 South State Street
Free admission 

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Poetry Potpourri featuring Elaine Kaneshiro

Saturday, April 25, 1:00 PM
Harold Washington Library
400 South State Street
Free admission

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Love Poetry with an Attitude featuring Marilyn Taylor

Saturday, April 25, 1:00 PM
Harold Washington Library
400 South State Street
Free admission 

POETRY FOUNDATION & CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Poetry off the Shelf: Dana Gioia

Saturday, April 25, 2:00 PM
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
Harold Washington Library
400 South State Street
Free admission

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Magic of Words: An Interactive Workshop featuring Donna Ippolito

Saturday, April 25, 2:00 PM
Lincoln Park Branch
1150 West Fullerton Avenue
Free admission 

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Featuring Baba Griot and Friends

Saturday, April 25, 2:30 PM
Woodson Regional
9525 South Halsted Street
Free admission 

MADAME ZUZU'S TEA SHOP AND ART STUDIO

Highland Park Poetry featuring Susan Moss

Saturday, April 25, 8:00 PM
Madame Zuzu's Tea Shop and Art Studio
528 Roger Williams Avenue
Highland Park, IL
Free admission 

RHINO READS!

Poetry Forum Workshop with Ruben Quesada

Sunday, April 26, 1:30 PM
Evanston Public Library, Room 108
1703 Orrington Avenue
$5 – $10 donation appreciated

GREEN MILL JAZZ CLUB

Uptown Poetry Slam

Sunday, April 26, 7:00 PM
Green Mill Jazz Club
4802 North Broadway Avenue
$7 admission

UCHICAGO POETICS

"Émile Benveniste's Baudelaire: A Linguistics of Sensation" lecture by Lisa Robertson

Tuesday, April 28, 4:30 PM
Logan Center, Seminar Terrace 801
915 East 60th Street
Free admisison 

POETRY FOUNDATION

Wednesday Poemtime

Wednesday, April 29, 10:00 AM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Spoken Word Poetry featuring Madeline Morgan

Wednesday, April 29, 4:00 PM
Chicago Bee
3647 South State Street
Free admission 

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Journal of Ordinary Thought Weekly Writing Group

Wednesday, April 29, 6:00 PM
Bezazian Branch
1226 West Ainslie Street
Free admission 

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO

Aesthetics of Research presents Tara Boswell

Wednesday, April 29, 7:00 PM
Columbia College Chicago Library
Lurie Lounge
642 South Michigan Avenue
Free admission 

WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST

An Evening of Poetry featuring Natania Rosenfeld, Aviya Kushner, & Dina Elenbogen

Wednesday, April 29, 7:30 PM
Women & Children First
5233 North Clark Street
Free admission 

CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Pocket Poems for Teens

Thursday, April 30, 5:00 PM
Sulzer Regional Branch
4455 North Lincoln Avenue
Free admission
Please email dadams@chipublib.org to rsvp

UCHICAGO POETICS

Featuring Lisa Robertson

Thursday, April 30, 6:00 PM
Logan Center, Seminar Terrace 801
915 East 60th Street
Free admission