Coming up at the Poetry Foundation

PERFORMANCE Love, What Language Do You Speak? Saturday, February 14 5:00 PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free admission Please join an international gathering of cultural organizations for a multimedia, multilingual evening of poetry, music, film, and theater in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Love poetry will be performed in German, Italian, French, Spanish, Lithuanian, and English.     READINGS The Open Door Readings: February Tuesday, February 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. In February, School of the Art Institute's Rosellen Brown and her student Judith Valente read with Columbia College's Joshua Young and his student Harlee Logan Kelly.     PERFORMANCE The Penelopiad Sunday – Tuesday February 22, 3:00PM February 23 & 24, 7:00PM Poetry Foundation 61 West Superior Street Free Admission The Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood, tells the story of Penelope, the dutiful wife of wily Odysseus, as she reflects on her life and the events of The Odyssey from beyond the grave. Directed by Erica Barnes with original music by Joshua Dumas. Co-sponsored by the Lost Geneva Project   WINTER CHICAGO EVENTS SCHEDULE

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. February 5: HarrietReading Series Performance by Jennifer Tamayo 6:30 PM: The Harriet Reading Series features talks, performances, and readings by poets whose work has appeared on the Poetry Foundation’s blog. Jennifer Tamayo is a Colombian-born transnational artist and activist based in New York City.