Next week at the Poetry Foundation

EXTENDED HOURS Special Library Evening Hours Tuesday, March 17 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free Admission Please stop by to browse the collection of 30,000 poetry titles, including 2,500 chapbooks, and a current selection of literary magazines.     READING The Open Door Readings: March Tuesday, March 17 7:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free Admission The Open Door series presents work from Chicago’s new and emerging poets and highlights the area’s outstanding writing programs. March's Open Door Reading presents University of Illinois at Chicago's Andrea Witzke Slot and her student Eric McClure along with Columbia College's David Trinidad and his student Katherine Goldstein.     CONVERSATION Library Book Club Friday, March 20 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free Admission All experience levels are welcome to a monthly book group moderated by library staff. In March, the book club discusses Beth Bachmann’s Do Not Rise. Space is limited to 15 participants. Please register in advance by emailinglibrary@poetryfoundation.org   WINTER & SPRING CHICAGO EVENTS SCHEDULE

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. Tomorrow: Poetry off the Shelf: Robert Adamson March 12, 7:00 PM: Over the past five decades, Robert Adamson has produced 20 books of poetry and three books of prose. He has won all the major Australian poetry awards, including the Christopher Brennan Prize for lifetime achievement and The Age Book of the Year Award for The Goldfinches of Baghdad.