Verse, Stripped: Talk by Matt Madden 8/1/12 7PM - 9PM

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VERSE, STRIPPED:TALK BY MATT MADDEN Comics artist and illustrator Matt Madden will offer a survey of the points of connection between...

Poetry off the Shelf: Herta Müller 5/9/12 6PM

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Advanced ticketing is no longer available for this event. POETRY OFF THE SHELF: HERTA MULLER Born in the German-speaking town...

POETRY Presents: Ron Silliman 5/4/12 6PM - 8PM

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POETRY PRESENTS:RON SILLIMAN The author or editor of more than 30 books, including, most recently, Wharf Hypothesis, Ron Silliman is an...

Poetry & Music: Tzveta Sofronieva and Sam Burckhardt 5/3/12 6PM

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POETRY & MUSIC: TZVETA SOFRONIEVA AND SAM BURCKHARDT A bilingual evening of poetry and music featuring German poet Tzveta Sofronieva and...

Poetry off the Shelf: Poetry & Piano 4/14/12 7PM

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Poetry off the Shelf: Dark Room Collective 4/12/12 7PM

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Poetry off the Shelf | Poesía en Abril: Miguel Barnet and Ana Rossetti 4/7/12 7PM

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POETRY Magazine Release Party: Billy Blake and the Vagabonds 3/29/12 6PM - 9PM

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Advance ticketing for this event is no longer available, but a limited number of additional tickets will be released March 29 at 6:45pm on...

*SOLD OUT - Poetry on Stage: The Boho Dance Multiple Dates

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Taking Action: Reception 3/8/12 6PM - 8PM

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RECEPTION TAKING ACTION Celebrate Taking Action, the newly released book from the Great Books Foundation and the Project on Civic...

Reception: Open Space 3/6/12 5:30PM - 7:30PM

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RECEPTION: OPEN SPACE Open Space brings together chapbooks published by 12 renowned micro-presses from the 1950s to the present day with...

Fifth Wednesday Journal: Illinois Poets Past and Present* 3/2/12 5:30PM - 8:30PM

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POETRY Presents: Shoot the Canon* 3/1/12 6PM

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*SOLD OUT - Poetry Out Loud: Chicago Regional Finals 2/17/12 10AM

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THIS EVENT IS 'SOLD OUT.' NO MORE TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED. POETRY OUT LOUD: CHICAGO REGIONAL FINALS Champions from Chicago high...

*SOLD OUT - Poetry on Stage | Dreamweaver: The Works of Langston Hughes Multiple Dates

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POETRY Presents: Four Monologues by Aram Saroyan 1/25/12 7PM - 10PM

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POETRY PRESENTS: FOUR MONOLOGUES BY ARAM SAROYAN Columbia College Chicago professor Brian Shaw directs this student-led staged reading...

POETRY Presents: Eliza Griswold 1/19/12 6PM - 9PM

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*SOLD OUT - Poetry on Screen: The Day Carl Sandburg Died Multiple Dates

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Poetry Magazine October Release Party 10/13/11 6PM - 9PM

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Poetry celebrates the release of its October 2011 issue with a special screening of Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus. Arrive early to join the...

Crossing State Lines: An American Renga 10/11/11 6PM - 9PM

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Crossing State Lines: An American Renga PRESENTED BY THE GUILD LITERARY COMPLEX AND THE POETRY FOUNDATION 6pm reception; 7pm...

LUNCH POEMS! October 10/11/11 12:30PM - 1PM

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LUNCH POEMS! I wish it were lunch time. —James Schuyler, Poetry, November 2009 Join members of the POETRY staff for lunch and an...

Harriet Reading Series: Douglas Kearney 9/23/11 7PM

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Harriet Reading Series DOUGLAS KEARNEY   The Harriet Reading Series features readings and presentations by “Craft Work” and “Open...

Poetry on Stage: Meet Mr. Yeats Multiple Dates

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POETRY ON STAGE: MEET MR. YEATS A cast of well-known local actors brings to life the dramatic biography and memorable words of...

Collection & Cocktails 9/7/11 5:30PM - 8:30PM

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COLLECTION AND COCKTAILS A Poetry Foundation Library Open House The Poetry Foundation hosts an open house to celebrate the expanded...

Billy Collins | A Reading 6/26/11 6:30PM - 7:30PM

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In this Open House event, former Poet Laureate Billy Collins reads from his work. A Q&A session will follow the reading. Seating is on a...

Kay Ryan | A Reading 6/26/11 5PM - 6PM

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In this Open House event, Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate Kay Ryan reads from her work. A Q&A session will follow the...

Edward Hirsch | A Reading 6/26/11 3:30PM - 4:30PM

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In this Open House event, poet Edward Hirsch reads from his work. A Q&A session will follow the reading. Edward Hirsch Over the course of...

Sandra Cisneros | A Reading 6/26/11 2PM - 3PM

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In this Open House event, poet Sandra Cisneros reads from her work. A Q&A session will follow the reading. Sandra Cisneros Poet,...

Elizabeth Alexander, Billy Collins, Sandra Cisneros, Robert Hass, Edward Hirsch, and Kay Ryan | In Conversation with Jeffrey Brown of the PBS NewsHour 6/26/11 12PM - 1:30PM

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In this Open House event, Jeffrey Brown of the PBS NewsHour moderates a discussion with poets Elizabeth Alexander, Billy Collins, Sandra...

Poetry Out Loud | The Champs Recite 6/26/11 10AM - 11:30AM

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In this Open House event, contestants in the national poetry recitation competition, Poetry Out Loud, perform their recitations. Poetry...