BrooksDay 2015 – By Any Art Necessary

June 7, 2015 marks the Third Annual BrooksDay and promises to be an exciting continuation of The Guild Literary Complex’s signature event with nonstop readings and performances this year in a new location: the stunning Reva and David Logan Arts Center located on the University of Chicago’s Campus, 915 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637. BrooksDay is free and open to the public.

On June 7, 2015 from Noon-6:00 pm readers from previous years will mix with new participants all celebrating the life and work of our great Illinois poet, Gwendolyn Brooks. Emcees Kevin Coval, Richard Steele and Andrea Change will keep BrooksDay moving as performances by Young Chicago Authors, Aurora Performance Group, In the Spirit, Rebirth, Lyrically Xplicit bring to this BrooksDay a mix of arts and talents.

This is the anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’ birthday, so of course cake will be served.  We look forward to seeing you on June 7th to celebrate poetry, art, activism and all things Gwendolyn Brooks.

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BrooksDay was created to honor and sustain the work of Gwendolyn Brooks. Brooks is one of the most important of American poets—an artist who broke through racial barriers in American literature and publishing, who nurtured many younger writers, and who with poetic virtuosity and courage changed American poetry into the larger realm it should be.  Each year’s program becomes more dynamically charged as we approach 2017, the 100th anniversary year of the birth of Gwendolyn Brooks.

BrooksDay presenting partners include: Third World Press, Poetry Foundation, American Writers Museum, Brooks Permissions, and the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts.

ABOUT OUT PARTNERS

Third World Press provides quality literature that primarily focuses on issues, themes, and critique related to an African American public. The Third World Press mission is to make this literature accessible to as many individuals as possible including our targeted market of primarily African American readers.

The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary
organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience.

The mission of the American Writers Museum Foundation is to establish the first national museum in the United States dedicated to engaging the public in celebrating American writers and exploring their influence on our history, our identity, our culture and our daily lives.

Brooks Permissions, founded in 2002, manages the literary works of acclaimed poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Brooks Permissions processes numerous requests for Ms. Brooks’ works annually, working with mainstream, educational, and independent publishers, as well as individual artists for projects ranging from literary anthologies and academic course packs to theatrical performances, multimedia projects, etc.

The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts advances arts practice, inquiry, and presentation at the University of Chicago, and fosters meaningful collaboration and cultural engagement at the university, on the south side, and in the city of Chicago.