Around the City December 29– January 5

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Chicago: December 29 – January 12

Featured Event   POETRY FOUNDATION  Las Chavas: Poetry and Film from Honduras featuring Richard Blanco, Brad Coley & Cheryl Chapman Thursday, January 8 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street  Free admission ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY West Suburban Chapter Meeting Saturday, January 3, 1:00 PM Indian Prarie Public Library 401 Plainfield Road Deerfield, Illinois Free admission GREEN MILL JAZZ CLUB Uptown Poetry Slam Sunday, January 4, 7:00 PM Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 North Broadway Avenue $7 admission WIT RABBIT Featuring Erin Watson, Marc J. Frazier & more Tuesday, January 6,  7:00 PM Quenchers Saloon 2401 North Western Avenue Free admission POETRY FOUNDATION Wednesday Poemtime Wednesday, January 7, 10:00 AM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Journal of Ordinary Thought Weekly Writing Group Wednesday, January 7, 6:00 PM Bezazian Branch 1226 West Ainslie Street Free admission POETRY FOUNDATION Las Chavas: Poetry and Film from Honduras featuring Richard Blanco, Brad Coley & Cheryl Chapman Thursday, January 8, 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission THE DOLLHOUSE READING SERIES Featuring Jennifer Knox, Kenyatta Rogers, Daniel Scott Parker & Hannah Brooks-Motl Saturday, January 10, 7:00 PM 2274 West Leland Avenue, 1W Free admission ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY North Suburban Chapter Meeting Sunday, January 11, 1:00 PM Civic Room 1201 Cedar Lane Northbrook, IL Free admission ILLINOIS STATE POETRY SOCIETY Southern Chapter Meeting Sunday, January 11, 2:00 PM Carbondale Public Library 405 West Main Street Carbondale, IL Free admission GREEN MILL JAZZ CLUB Uptown Poetry Slam Sunday, January 11, 7:00 PM Green Mill Jazz Club 4802 North Broadway Avenue $7 admission POETRY FOUNDATION Drinking Gourd: An Evening of Poetry and Music featuring Willie Lin, Chris Abani & Tatsu Aoki Tuesday, January 13, 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission ONGOING POETRY FOUNDATION GALLERY Trevor Winkfield's Pageant January 6 – March 13 Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission

Forward to a friend Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Submit an event If you would like your poetry event to be included in the Around the City Newsletter, please e-mailmedia@poetryfoundation.org with a web link to your event site. Also include the event sponsor or series, names of featured poets, and date and time. January 13: Drinking Gourd: An Evening of Poetry and Music featuring Willie Lin, Chris Abani & Tatsu Aoki 7PM: Celebrate Willie Lin, the winner of this year's Drinking Gourd Poetry Prize, a first-book award for poets of color. Judge Chris Abani is currently a Board of Trustees Professor of English at Northwestern University. The evening includes a performance by double bass player Tatsu Aoki.