Poetry Center of Chicago

An independent not-for-profit arts organization founded in 1974, the Chicago Poetry Center’s mission is to promote poetry through readings, workshops, and arts education, to make poetry accessible to the general public, to stimulate and encourage young poets, and to advance the careers of poets by offering them professional opportunities.

One of their primary program is the Chicago Poetry Center Reading Series, a monthly, free, and public reading series by the Chicago Poetry Center. The series takes place at rotating venues across Chicago–including parks, conservatories, bars, museums, and reading rooms. The series features emerging and established as well as local, national, and international writers.