Please join the Chicago Public Library this April in celebrating National Poetry Month. Throughout the month of April, Chicago Public Library will host workshops, open mics, readings, and poetry related programs across our different libraries. We hope to bring the joy of poetry to Chicagoans across the many neighborhoods that we serve. Together, we will write poems and engage in poetry with a diverse lineup of poets and presenters featuring a range of poetry programs. We will culminate the month with the 26th Annual Poetry Festival taking place at Harold Washington Library Center on April 26th.
Events
See event highlights below and view all Poetry Month events.
Featured
The Power of Form with Stuti Sharma
Thursday, April 3, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Northtown Branch
Poetry, Power, Peace: A Gospel Therapy Experiential Workshop
Saturday, April 5, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
West Pullman Branch
Ars Poetica: Bilingual Poetry Workshop with Brighton Park Poets
Sunday, April 6, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Brighton Park Branch
Poetry + Plant Connection
Sunday, April 13, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
McKinley Park Branch
Saturation, Surfeit, and Other Synonyms for Overwhelm Poetry Workshop
Tuesday, April 15, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Uptown Branch
Book Clubs
Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora
Saturday, April 19, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Lozano Branch
Minor Feelings
Monday, April 28, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
West Pullman Branch
Documentary Screenings
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Saturday April 5, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Avalon Branch
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Friday, April 11, 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Harold Washington Library Center
Saturday April 12, 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Walker Branch
