poetry EVENT - Chicago

Poetry Foundation Library: Special Evening Hours

Tuesday, October 20, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION

The Open Door Readings: October featuring Adam Clay & Kathleen Rooney

Tuesday, October 20, 7:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

WAITING 4 THE BUS

Weirdoween featuring Jacqueline Harris & Charlie Rossiter

Monday, October 19, 7:00 PM
Uncharted Books
2620 North Milwaukee Avenue
Free admission

YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS

WordPlay featuring Jasmine Barber

Tuesday, October 20, 6:00 PM
Young Chicago Authors
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue
Free admission

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO READING SERIES

John Gallaher

Tuesday, October 20, 5:30 PM
Stage Two
618 South Michigan Avenue
Free admission

THE CAXTON CLUB

The Book as Instrument: Stephane Mallarmé, The Artist’s Book & the Transformation of Print Culture

Wednesday, October 21, 2015, 6:00 PM
The Union League Club
65 West Jackson Blvd
Free Admission
Reserve space at
caxtonclub@newberry.org
or 312.255.3710

POETRY CENTER OF CHICAGO

Six Points Reading Series: Hadara Bar-Nadav & Jennifer Moore

Wednesday, October 21, 6:00 PM
Chicago Cultural Center
Garland Room
78 East Washington Street
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION

Szymborska Celebration with Clare Cavanagh, Henri Cole, Rosanna Warren, Mary Schmich & Robert Rusiecki

Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

HIGHLAND PARK POETRY

The World of Children's Books: Let's Get Published Series #3

Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 PM
Highland Park Public Library
Auditorium
494 Laurel Avenue
Highland Park, IL 
Free admission

GUILD LITERARY COMPLEX

Palabra Pura: Memory & Ghosts featuring Diana Pando

Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 PM
La Bruqueña Restaurant
2726 West Division Street
$5 admission

KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Reading by Hedy Habra

Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 PM
Iroquois Room, D152
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, IL
Free admission

HEARTLAND CAFE

In One Ear featuring Pete Wolf

Wednesday, October 21, 10:00 PM
Heartland Cafe
7000 North Glenwood Avenue
Free admission

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Reading by Henri Cole

Thursday, October 22, 5:00 PM
Logan Center
Seminar Terrace 801
915 East 60th Street
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION

Harriet Reading Series: Elaine Kahn Performance

Thursday, October 22, 7:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

CULTIVATE URBAN RAINFOREST GALLERY

Understanding Through Nature: Joanna Kurowska

Thursday, October 22, 7:00 PM
Cultivate Urban Rainforest Gallery
704 Main Street
Evanston, IL
Free admission

THE ELEVATOR SESSIONS

Elevator Sessions featuring Eric Allen Yankee

Friday, October 23, 8:00 PM
Justin Pauly Art Studio
318 West Grand Avenue
$4 admission

CHICAGO SLAM WORKS

Handsome Animals

Friday, October 23, 8:15 PM
Stage 773
1225 West Belmont Avenue
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION

Poetry Foundation Library: Special Saturday Hours

Saturday, October 24, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION

Saturday Poemtime

Saturday, October 24, 10:30 AM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION

Forms & Features: Refrain

Saturday, October 24, 12:00 PM–2:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
All spots are currently filled.

YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS & CHICAGO CULTURAL MILE

March with YCA for The Halloween Gathering

Saturday, October 24, 4:30 PM
Day Stage
Millenium Park
Free admission
Registration required

MYOPIC BOOKS

Poetry Series: Maggie Dubris

Saturday, October 24, 7:00 PM
1564 North Milwaukee Ave
Free admission

THE BOOK CELLAR

Todd Summer presents: A Goreyesque Halloween Reading

Saturday, October 24, 7:00 PM
The Book Cellar
4736 North Lincoln Avenue
Free admission

HIGHLAND PARK POETRY

Ruth Goring Reading

Saturday, October 24, 8:00 PM
Madame ZuZu's
582 Roger Williams Avenue
Highland Park, IL
Free admission

RHINO POETRY

Poetry Forum Workship with Faisal Mohyuddin

Sunday, October 25, 1:30 PM
Evanston Public Library
Room 108
1703 Orrington Ave
Evanston, IL
Free admission

TALLGRASS WRITERS GUILD

Featuring Timm Holt

Sunday, October 25, 2:00 PM
Powell's Bookstore
1218 South Halsted Street
$6 admission

GREEN MILL

Uptown Poetry Slam

Sunday, October 25, 7:00 PM
Green Mill Jazz Club
4802 North Broadway Avenue
$7.00 admission

MENTAL GRAFFITI

Poetry Slam featuring Fatimah Asghar

Monday, October 26, 7:30 PM
Cafe Mustache
2313 North Milwaukee Avenue
Free admission

WEEDS POETRY OPEN MIC

Weeds Night of the Walking Dead Poets

Monday, October 26, 10:00 PM
1555 North Dayton Street
Free admission

YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS

WordPlay featuring Jasmine Barber

Tuesday, October 27, 6:00 PM
Young Chicago Authors
1180 North Milwaukee Avenue
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION

Wednesday Poemtime: Halloween

Wednesday, October 28, 10:00 AM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO READING SERIES

Nickole Brown

Wednesday, October 28, 5:30 PM
Hokin Hall, Room 109
623 South Wabash Avenue
Free admission

HIGHLAND PARK POETRY

Marketing Your Masterpiece: Let's Get Published Series #4

Wednesday, October 28, 7:00 PM
Highland Park Public Library
Auditorium
494 Laurel Avenue
Highland Park, IL
Free admission

HEARTLAND CAFE

In One Ear featuring Pete Wolf

Wednesday, October 28, 10:00 PM
Heartland Cafe
7000 North Glenwood Avenue
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION

The Poetry Foundation Book Launch

Thursday, October 29, 6:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission, space is limited

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Reading by Eileen Myles

Thursday, October 29, 6:00 PM
Logan Center
Seminar Terrace 801
915 East 60th Street
Free admission

RHINO POETRY

RHINO Reads! Featuring Eric Shoemaker & Jessica Savitz

Friday, October 30, 6:00 PM
Brothers K Coffeehouse
500 Main Street
Evanston, IL
Free admission

CHICAGO SLAM WORKS

Handsome Animals

Friday, October 30, 8:15 PM
Stage 773
1225 West Belmont Avenue
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION & CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL

Poetry off the Shelf: Rae Armantrout

Saturday, October 31, 10:30 AM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Tickets available at
tickets.chicagohumanities.org

POETRY FOUNDATION, CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, ILLINOIS HUMANITIES & MCA CHICAGO

Claudia Rankine: "An American Lyric"

Saturday, October 31, 2:00PM
Northwestern University School of Law
Thorne Auditorium
375 East Chicago Avenue
Tickets available at
tickets.chicagohumanities.org

WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST

An Evening of Spooky Poetry with Eileen Myles

Saturday, October 31, 7:00 PM
Women & Children First Bookstore
5233 North Clark Street
Free admission

POETRY FOUNDATION, CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL & MCA CHICAGO

Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: Poetry in Performance

Saturday, October 31, 7:30PM
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Edlis Neeson Theater
220 East Chicago Avenue
Tickets available at
tickets.chicagohumanities.org

POETRY FOUNDATION, CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL, AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION & THE LOHENGRIN FOUNDATION

Jacqueline Woodson: Brown Girl Dreaming

Sunday, November 1, 2:00 PM
First United Methodist Church
77 West Washington Street
Free tickets available at
tickets.chicagohumanities.org

GREEN MILL

Uptown Poetry Slam

Sunday, November 1, 7:00 PM
Green Mill Jazz Club
4802 North Broadway Avenue
$7.00 admission

POETRY FOUNDATION

Poetry off the Shelf: Ciaran Carson

Monday, November 2, 7:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

HIGHLAND PARK POETRY

Fall Poetry Writing Workshop

Monday, November 2, 7:00 PM–9:00 PM
Coldwell Bank Real Estate Office
Conference Room
1741 Second Street
Highland Park, IL
$22 admission
To register, please contact
jennifer@highlandparkpoetry.org

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POETRY FOUNDATION

"Like" our new Children's Facebook page

The Poetry Foundation provides resources for parents and teachers to cultivate a lifelong love of poetry in children.

POETRY FOUNDATION GALLERY

Dianna Frid & Cecilia Vicuña: A Textile Exhibition

September 4 – November 27
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

RED THEATER CHICAGO & ORACLE PRODUCTIONS

R+J: The Vineyard

October 24–November 21
Oracle Theater
3809 North Broadway
Free admission

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

Poetic Associations: The Nineteenth-Century English Poetry Collection of Dr. Gerald N. Wachs

September 21 – December 31, 9:00 AM – 4:45 PM
Regenstein Library
The Special Collections Research Center
1100 East 57th Street
Free admission