26th Annual Poetry Fest: A Full Day of Workshops, Panels, and Readings. Date & Time: April 26 10am-4pm, location: Harold Washington Library. Subtext: Free to public. Haiku fest, Poems While You Wait, Poets Writing Chicago, Communal Poetry, Estamos Aquí, On Rivers, Locked Achievement (Poetry Incarceration Freedom), The Act of Seeing Yourself, The Art of Blackout Poetry, Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, and Poetry Fest Open Mic

26th Annual Poetry fest this Saturday! Full schedule: www.chipublib.org/news/chicago... #Chicago4Poets #PoetryChicago #chicagopoets #poetrymonth #Poet #poems #chicago

The Healing Mic: Open Mic for Poets. Subtitle: Spoken word artists, performers, and poets. Date & Time : April 27th 6-8pm, Location: Coffee Hip Hop & Mental Health 1051 West Belmont Avenue Chicago, IL 60657. "The Healing Mic- an evening dedicated to the art of poetry, spoken word and truth-telling. This is a safe and soulful space to honor Poetry Month through raw expression, healing, and community. Whether you're a veteran of the mic or a first-time performer, your story matters here. come to spak. come to feel. come to heal. spots are limited- siyn up now to reserve your place."

@CoffeeHipHopandMentalHealth is hosting "The Healing Mic" this Sunday, April 27th from 6-8pm! Be sure to sign up in advance if you want to read, and come to support other artists! #PoetryMonth #PoetryChicago #Chicago4Poets #Poetry #OpenMic #SpokenWord

BOOK CLUB: Coffee and book discussion of "Here to stay: poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora" date & time: 11am-12pm 19 April, 2025. event's location: Chicago Public Library-Lozano 1805 S. Loomis Street Chicago, IL 60608. "A lush tapestry of poetry created by undocumented and undocu-adjacent writers, Here to Stay is an invitation to be an integral component of contemporary American poetry"--provided by publisher

THIS SATURDAY, April 19 11am-12pm at the Lozano Branch of the Chicago Public Library: Book Club Discussion of "Here to Stay: Poetry and Prose from the Undocumented Diaspora" as compiled by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Janine Joseph, and Esther Lin! #Chicago4Poets #PoetryChicago #PoetryEvents

Large font reads "Open Mic" Subtitle: Poets, Comedians, Singers, Poets (again!) "All Talents Welcome". Date & Time: 7:30-10pm April 18 2025. Event's location: Eli Tea Bar 5507 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60640. Sign-up for open-mic starts at 7:30 p.m. Plan for 5-10 minutes of stage/performance time. XLR, 1/4", and phone cables available for musicians.

This Friday! 7:30-10pm, 18 April, 2025 Open Mic at Eli Tea Bar. Will you come and read your poems? #Chicago4Poets #PoetryChicago #PoetryEvents #OpenMicChicago #OpenMicsinChicago #PoetsChicago #NationalPoetryMonth #Poetry #Poems #Poets #OpenMic #ChicagoEvents

In large green letters text reads: Poetry Reading. Subtitle: Ayokunle Falomo and Viola Lee. Date of Event: 6-7 pm 16 April 2025. Event's Location: Haymarket House 800 West Buena Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60613. Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop: The Blue Hour Reading includes a breif open mic followed by two featured poets from Chicago and beyond. The open mic includes five readers drawn lottery-style from a hat that goes out at 7:15. The reading starts promptly at 7:30. Each open mic poet reads one poem or for three minutes, whichever comes first.

Blue Hour Reading (With Ayokunle Falomo and Viola Lee) and Open Mic- Tomorrow, April 16, 6-7pm at 800 West Buena Avenue. #Chicago4Poets #PoetryEventsChicago #Poetry #Poet #PoetsChicago #PoetsofChicago #HaymarketHouse #ChicagoPoetryCenter #PoetryMonth