The Poetry Foundation

“Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.”

— Carl Sandburg, “Chicago.”
First published in Poetry, March 1914

Poetry is everywhere, and Chicago knows that well. The Poetry Foundation, the publisher of Poetry magazine, welcomes you to experience it for yourself with FREE public programs and resources!

On March 12, the new Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle will perform alongside Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte. Later that month, straight out of the pages of Poetry, Frank X Walker will read with Affrilachian poets Kelly Norman Ellis, Nikky Finney, and Parneshia Jones.

April is Poetry Month, which means a full roster of events, including readings by two of Chicago’s own: Aimee Nezhukumatathil and National Book Award winner Patricia Smith! Other upcoming performing artists include D+Composed, Ed Roberson, and Poetry editor-in-chief Adrian Matejka.

Plus, the library is packed with more than 40,000 books of poetry for readers of all ages.

Plan your visit at PoetryFoundation.org/visit.

Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60654
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.