Celebrations
One for the Books: Rapbrary 1 Year Celebration
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Poetry Foundation
A Rapbrary-curated evening of poetry and music performances by Wallace, J Bambii, Darius Caffey, and Mason Pippenger.
Current Exhibition
Victoria Martinez: Frente a la vida / Facing Life
Frente a la vida / Facing Life is an exhibition of murals and ceramic paintings by artist Victoria Martinez that responds to the life and work of Peruvian poet and activist Magda Portal (1900–1989). Frente a la vida / Facing es una exhibición de murales y pinturas en cerámica por la artista Victoria Martínez que responde a la vida y el trabajo de la poeta y activista peruana Magda Portal (1900-1989).
Upcoming Events
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Workshops & Discussions-In PersonA generative poetry workshop, “Where Environment and Music Meet,” created and led by Taylor Byas
Workshops & Discussions-VirtualThis generative poetry workshop led by Maggie Queeney dwells on repetition and recurrence, what Theodore Roethke named “the very essence of poetry.”
Workshops & Discussions-VirtualA discussion of To the Boy Who Was Night: Poems: Selected and New by Rigoberto González- Workshops & Discussions-VirtualThis generative poetry workshop led by Maggie Queeney explores hybrid poetry, liminal forms that trouble, cross, and blur literary genre boundaries.
Celebrations-Poetry FoundationA Rapbrary-curated evening of poetry and music performances by Wallace, J Bambii, Darius Caffey, and Mason Pippenger.
Workshops & DiscussionsForms & Features with Olga Maslova
At Capacity-VirtualA generative writing workshop, “The Algebra of the Aha Moment,” created and led by Olga Maslova
Workshops & Discussions-Poetry FoundationA monthly gathering to read and write in community
Readings & Lectures-Poetry FoundationA public reading featuring the recipients of the 2025 Pegasus Awards: Rigoberto González, Amy Stolls, and Kazim Ali.
Readings & Lectures-Poetry FoundationA poetry reading featuring Martín Espada alongside Carlos Cumpián, Faylita Hicks, and Allison Joseph.
Readings & Lectures-Poetry FoundationA poetry reading on Trans Day of Remembrance with Temperance Aghamohammadi, River Coello, jzl jmz, féi iká shumarí, and Rose Zinnia.
Performances-Poetry FoundationA presentation of avery r. young’s Chicago Poet Laureate project, Chicago Soul Poem: A City That Writes Together.
Performances-In PersonPoets Pádraig Ó Tuama and E. Ethelbert Miller join the Fulcrum Point New Music Project for their 27th annual Peace Concert at Fourth Presbyterian Church.