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Lincoln-Square based Poet dedicated to finding and sharing information about Poetry Readings, Open Mics, and other Literary Happenings in Chicago. DM to publicize your poetry event

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chicago4poets.bsky.social @chicago4poets.bsky.social · Apr 23

Close out your #NationalPoetryMonth the right way with a Monday Workshop and Open Mic hosted by Chicago's own @audaciousdon at Legler Regional Library! #ChicagoforPoets #PoetryChicago #PoetryChi #ChiPoets #PoetsofChi #Poets #PoetryEvents #ChicagoEvents #chipublib #FreeEvents #FreeChicago

Title text reads: Wrokshop and Open Mic with Audacious Don. Subtitle reads: A Free Event "Creating Space for Creative Healing" date & time: April 28, 4-5pm, location: Legler Regional Library. Subtext: Join Chicago's own Spoken Word Artist and Poet Audacious Don for this hour long workshop and open mic. Registraton in advance not required.

chicago4poets.bsky.social @chicago4poets.bsky.social · Apr 23

26th Annual Poetry fest this Saturday! Full schedule: www.chipublib.org/news/chicago... #Chicago4Poets #PoetryChicago #chicagopoets #poetrymonth #Poet #poems #chicago

26th Annual Poetry Fest: A Full Day of Workshops, Panels, and Readings. Date & Time: April 26 10am-4pm, location: Harold Washington Library. Subtext: Free to public. Haiku fest, Poems While You Wait, Poets Writing Chicago, Communal Poetry, Estamos Aquí, On Rivers, Locked Achievement (Poetry Incarceration Freedom), The Act of Seeing Yourself, The Art of Blackout Poetry, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, and Poetry Fest Open Mic

chicago4poets.bsky.social @chicago4poets.bsky.social · Apr 22

@CoffeeHipHopandMentalHealth is hosting "The Healing Mic" this Sunday, April 27th from 6-8pm! Be sure to sign up in advance if you want to read, and come to support other artists! #PoetryMonth #PoetryChicago #Chicago4Poets #Poetry #OpenMic #SpokenWord

The Healing Mic: Open Mic for Poets. Subtitle: Spoken word artists, performers, and poets. Date & Time : April 27th 6-8pm, Location: Coffee Hip Hop & Mental Health 1051 West Belmont Avenue Chicago, IL 60657. "The Healing Mic- an evening dedicated to the art of poetry, spoken word and truth-telling. This is a safe and soulful space to honor Poetry Month through raw expression, healing, and community. Whether you're a veteran of the mic or a first-time performer, your story matters here. come to spak. come to feel. come to heal. spots are limited- siyn up now to reserve your place."

chicago4poets.bsky.social @chicago4poets.bsky.social · Apr 22

A Three day poetry festival at the Pilsen Arts & Community House featuring Road Scholar Catalina Maria Johnson, presenting her on hip hop as the new poetry. #PoetryEvents #NationalPoetryMonth #PoetryinChi #ChiPoets #Pilsen #PilsenPoets #ChicagoPoetry

BBFF: Black and Brown Poetry Festival: Spoken word, open mic night, poetry film festival. Date(s) & Time(s) April 24- 7pm, April 25- 6:30pm, April 25-3pm. Location: Pilsen Arts & Community House 1637 West 18th Street Chicago, IL 60608 The BBFF Poetry Festival is a three-day celebration of Black and Brown femme voices, featuring powerful spoek word, an open mic night, and a poetry film festival. Highlights include Road Scholar, Catalina Maria Johnson's presentation on hip hop as the new poetry, a showcase of Chicagoland poets, and screenings of poetry-inspired films

chicago4poets.bsky.social @chicago4poets.bsky.social · Apr 22

This Wednesday! Poetry readings from four local poets, cocktails, custom typewritten poems, and a table with selections of poetry from City Lit to peruse and purchase! #PoetryChicago #PoetsforChicago #PoetryinChicago #PoetryMonth #PoetryEvents

Bright green heading text reads "Poetry Night" a subtitle beneath reads: Poetry reading, cocktails, custom typewritten poems, and a table with city lit! The image is then divided by a line with the date and time listed below as 8-9:30 23 April 2025 and the location listed as The Walk In 2727 Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, United States. Below, in smaller font reads the quote from the event listing, "An evening of live poetry readings featuring four local poets including our good friend Dr. Carrie McGath (Visiting Lecturer in the Department of English at UIC) Each Poet will take the mic for a 15-minute set with a short intermission halfway through the night. No cover no RSVP required- just swing by grab a drink and settle in. Seating is limited so we recommend arriving early to grab a spot.

chicago4poets.bsky.social @chicago4poets.bsky.social · Apr 15

THIS SATURDAY, April 19 11am-12pm at the Lozano Branch of the Chicago Public Library: Book Club Discussion of "Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora" as compiled by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Janine Joseph, and Esther Lin! #Chicago4Poets #PoetryChicago #PoetryEvents

BOOK CLUB: Coffee and book discussion of "Here to stay: poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora" date & time: 11am-12pm 19 April, 2025. event's location: Chicago Public Library-Lozano 1805 S. Loomis Street Chicago, IL 60608. "A lush tapestry of poetry created by undocumented and undocu-adjacent writers, Here to Stay is an invitation to be an integral component of contemporary American poetry"--provided by publisher

chicago4poets.bsky.social @chicago4poets.bsky.social · Apr 15

This Friday! 7:30-10pm, 18 April, 2025 Open Mic at Eli Tea Bar. Will you come and read your poems? #Chicago4Poets #PoetryChicago #PoetryEvents #OpenMicChicago #OpenMicsinChicago #PoetsChicago #NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poems #Poets #OpenMic #ChicagoEvents

chicago4poets.bsky.social @chicago4poets.bsky.social · Apr 15

Blue Hour Reading (With Ayokunle Falomo and Viola Lee) and Open Mic- Tomorrow, April 16, 6-7pm at 800 West Buena Avenue. #Chicago4Poets #PoetryEventsChicago #Poetry #Poet #PoetsChicago #PoetsofChicago #HaymarketHouse #ChicagoPoetryCenter #PoetryMonth

In large green letters text reads: Poetry Reading. Subtitle: Ayokunle Falomo and Viola Lee. Date of Event: 6-7 pm 16 April 2025. Event's Location: Haymarket House 800 West Buena Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60613. Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop: The Blue Hour Reading includes a breif open mic followed by two featured poets from Chicago and beyond. The open mic includes five readers drawn lottery-style from a hat that goes out at 7:15. The reading starts promptly at 7:30. Each open mic poet reads one poem or for three minutes, whichever comes first.

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