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Events

Upcoming Poetry Foundation events in Chicago and online

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  • Workshops & Discussions
    Monday, November 20th, 6:00 PM CT–8:00 PM CT
    Tuesday, November 28th, 2:00 PM CT–4:00 PM CT
    Wednesday, November 29th, 10:00 AM CT–12:00 PM CT

    All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop led by Maggie Queeney. In this Process session, we will explore how our lineages, poetic and otherwise, shape our...

    An abstract illustration featuring 11 characters, all wearing muted-color clothing. They are positioned on or around large books that have red, pink, and orange tones. One is using a pencil the size of her body to draw a scribble and another is walking th
  • In-person reading with livestream (hybrid)
    Saturday, December 2nd, 2 pm CT–3:30 pm CT

    Join us for a reading in memory of kari edwards, featuring Julian Talamantez Brolaski, torrin a. greathouse, Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, Trace Peterson, and TC Tolbert. 

    A grid of five poet headshots, clockwise from top left: Julian Talamantez Brolaski, a mixed-race trans person with long dark hair, stands on a staircase. torrin a. greathouse, a white butch trans woman with wavy red hair, stands in a suit, lit with blue a
  • Workshops & Discussions
    Tuesday, December 5th, 6:00 PM CT–8:00 PM CT
    Wednesday, December 6th, 10:00 AM CT–12:00 PM CT
    Saturday, December 9th, 2:00 PM CT–4:00 PM CT

    All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop led by Maggie Queeney. In this session, we explore the catalog poem, which borrows form from the list, “the...

    An abstract illustration featuring 11 characters, all wearing muted-color clothing. They are positioned on or around large books that have red, pink, and orange tones. One is using a pencil the size of her body to draw a scribble and another is walking th
  • Workshops & Discussions
    Saturday, December 9th, 11:00 AM CT–1:00 PM CT

    All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop, “Fertile Borders: Generative Experiments with Literary Constraints,” created and led by Gabriela Denise Frank. In this session, we’ll draw on...

    Headshot of Gabriela Denise Frank
  • Workshops & Discussions
    Tuesday, December 12th, 2:00 PM CT–4:00 PM CT
    Wednesday, December 13th, 10:00 AM CT–12:00 PM CT
    Monday, December 18th, 6:00 PM CT–8:00 PM CT

    All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop led by Maggie Queeney. In this session, we explore poetry of trauma, and practice using poetics to address, incorporate,...

    An abstract illustration featuring 11 characters, all wearing muted-color clothing. They are positioned on or around large books that have red, pink, and orange tones. One is using a pencil the size of her body to draw a scribble and another is walking th
  • Workshops & Discussions
    Friday, December 15th, 12:00 PM CT–1:30 PM CT

    All are welcome to a monthly book group moderated by library staff. In December, we will read and discuss Tripas by Brandon Som. Registration is required for this event. To register,...

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Guests who wish to enter the Poetry Foundation building will be required to follow the policies outlined in our COVID-19 Health & Safety Guidelines.

Hours

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 11 AM - 5 PM
Thursday: 11 AM - 7 PM
Friday: 11 AM - 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM