A poetry reading featuring Julie Ezelle-Patton, Ed Roberson, Duriel E. Harris, and Dawn Joseph.

A generative poetry workshop, “Disappearing Forms and Self-Erasure: Where What Why? ,” created and led by Leigh Sugar.

A poetry reading featuring Daniel Borzutzky, Rae Armantrout, and Forrest Gander. 

A poetry reading and celebration of the small press featuring Kiran Bath, Jennifer Perrine, Rena Rosenwasser, and Metta Sáma.

A discussion and creative workshop on the inspirations and subjects of poems

Celebrate the sixth anniversary of the Legends Mural with an open mic at the mural! 

Read a poem or listen to friends and neighbors reading poems at this all ages open mic event!

Pop-up poetry readings in the National Museum of Mexican Art galleries.

Write a poem with Noel Quiñones from the Chicago Poetry Center team! 

Learn how to make your own chrysalis journal Join Marimacha Monarca Press!

Lecturas de poesia en las galerias de National Museum of Mexican Art

Write a poem in the garden with Maya Odim from the Chicago Poetry Center team! 

A reading of Salima Rivera and David Hernandez’s work and a panel discussion of their legacies. 

Bring your little ones to the garden for a bilingual, English and Spanish, story hour.

Family-friendly live performances by student poets, Marta Collazo, and Julián Martinez with music by Future Rootz. 

Celebrate the opening of the David Hernandez and Salima Rivera Exhibit at Humboldt Park Boathouse

A Spanish and English poetry reading and celebration featuring Brenda Cárdenas, Davon Clark, Suzi F. Garcia, Achy Obejas, Julian Randall, and Erika L. Sánchez.

A discussion of Cisneros’s latest collection, Woman Without Shame: Poems

A reading and performance uplifting the creative work of five poets and teaching artists

A generative poetry workshop, “Observation,” created and led by Jasmine Dreame Wagner