Growing Concerns Poetry CollectiveGrowing Concerns Poetry Collective, the 2018 Poetry Fest keynote poets.
Nate Marshall at ChiTeen Lit FestPoet Nate Marshall hosts a workshop at ChiTeen Lit Fest.
American Negro Exposition Poster, 1940From the William McBride, Jr. Papers [Box 13, Folder 4], Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature, Chicago Public Library.
avery r. young – Inaugural Chicago Poet LaureatePictured at the Poetry Foundation.
Words for Decades Exhibit: Celebrating Poetry at Chicago Public Library exhibit opens at Logan Square Branch, Richard J. Daley Branch and West Pullman Branch on April 1. This exhibit celebrates National Poetry Month and the 25th anniversary of Poetry Fest. Curated by the Chicago Public Library Poetry Committee and Exhibits Unit at Chicago Public Library, Words for Decades highlights one hundred years of poets, poetry movements, and poetry events in Chicago.
Chicago has long been a center of literary life. From the George Cleveland Hall Branch serving as a meeting space for poets like Gwendolyn Brooks during the Black Chicago Renaissance, to establishing Chicago’s first Poet Laureate, avery r. young, CPL has played a key role in uplifting the legacy of poetry throughout the city. This exhibit covers the invention of slam poetry, the impact of Black poets at the 1940 American Negro Exposition, the history of Poetry Fest and more. Through its archival holdings, CPL continues to make this history available to everyone.
Words for Decades Exhibit: Celebrating Poetry at Chicago Public Library will be on display at the Logan Square Branch, Richard J. Daley Branch, and West Pullman Branch from April 1 to April 30.
