Applied Words
30th Anniversary of Always Running with Luis Rodriguez
Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IllinoisIn collaboration with the Chicago History Museum, The Guild Complex celebrates 30 years of AlwaysRunning—the debut novel by author, poet, and founder/publisher of Tia Chucha Press, Luis J Rodriguez. There […]
Chile—50 Years of Protest and Change: A Reading and Discussion with Kathleen Osberger
Haymarket House 800 W. Buena Ave., Chicago, IllinoisAuthor, Kathy Osberger will read from her new book I Surrender: A Memoir of Chile's Dictatorship, 1975, which chronicles her experiences in Chile two years into the violent authoritarian reign of General Pinochet. […]
Nikki Patin Book Release
The Honeycomb Network 2659 W Division St., Chicago, IllinoisJoin us for the book release event for Nikki Patin's new memoir, Working on Me. The event will include a reading and discussion with Denise Ruiz, owner and founder of […]
National Poetry Month Event @ Blanc Gallery
Blanc Gallery 4445 South King Drive, Chicago, IllinoisFor National Poetry Month, the Guild Complex offers a special program featuring the newly minted Indiana State poet Laureate Curtis Crisler, alongside the current Illinois Poet Laureate and the most […]
WORKSHOP | Walking the Middle Path: Using Hoodoo to Tell Your Story
Green Line Performing Arts Center 329 E. Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, IL, United StatesIf your goal is to get over that writer's block and finally tell your story--hoodoo can help! Participants will walk away with a basic understanding of how to read tarot, […]
Spirits, Spirituality, & Craft | Reading & Panel
Green Line Performing Arts Center 329 E. Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, IL, United StatesAs writers, celebrating culture through our work is as easy as sitting across the table from grandma. That ancestral influence is undeniable, but for some it is more intentional. It […]
Elsewhere: An Elegy Book Release Event with Faisal Mohyuddin
Haymarket House 800 W. Buena Ave., Chicago, IllinoisJoin us for poetry and stories of the collective breath held by a grieving world and to celebrate Elsewhere: An Elegy with author Faisal Mohyuddin. "Faisal Mohyuddin’s Elsewhere: An Elegy is a memory palace of rooms […]
What Came After: An Evening of Poetry with Christopher Stewart and John McCarthy
Haymarket House 800 W. Buena Ave., Chicago, IllinoisChristopher Stewart's latest book, What Came After is a poetic walk through grief, memory, and mental illness from a child perspective to adult understanding. It peers at life through the stain of […]
A Celebration of AAPI Writers
Haymarket House 800 W. Buena Ave., Chicago, IllinoisJoin the Guild Complex, RHINO Poetry, Kundiman, and Luya Poetry for a celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander month with an evening of poetry readings from AAPI poets. ***We ask that all in-person attendees wear masks […]
Who Loves the Sun | Chicago Book Launch and Celebration
Haymarket House 800 W. Buena Ave., Chicago, IllinoisJoin author Fulla Abdul-Jabbar in conversation with Mika Yamamoto for a celebration of her new book, Who Loves the Sun, with performances from Samara Huggins and Sonnenzimmer. Who Loves the Sun begins as a study of the […]
Girl Work: Book Launch w/ Zefyr Lisowski
PilsenJoin us for the book launch of Girl Work (Noemi, 2024) with author Zefyr Lisowski, featuring performances from Kemi Alabi, Donna "Dante" Marie Gary, and Robin Reid Drake, hosted by […]
A Map of My Want | Book Launch and Celebration with Faylita Hicks
Haymarket House 800 W. Buena Ave., Chicago, IllinoisA Map of My Want follows a nonbinary femme on their long walk home from a rural county jail as they contemplate how threesomes, quantum mechanics, beaches and nature hikes led […]
Self-Care as Resistance: Ekphrastic Poetry Reading @ Epiphany Center for the Arts
Epiphany Center for the Arts 201 South Ashland Ave., Chicago, IllinoisCaring for ourselves helps us to be more present in the world. Becoming aware of those areas where we might need additional support and asking for help can be scary but, […]
Chicago House Music: Culture + Community
Co-Prosperity 3219 S Morgan St., Chicago, IllinoisReading and panel discussion with book author, Marguerite L. Harrold along with Khari B, Discopoet, Founder of The Debauchery Ball and veteran House music DJ Michael Ikechukwu Ezebuku. Including a […]
Exhibit B: The Poets Platform
Co-Prosperity 3219 S Morgan St., Chicago, IllinoisExhibit B will be joined by artists using the Democratic Party platform as a prompt. We are proud to be part of DEMOCRAZY FEST going on from Aug 8-18th at […]
Ananda Lima & Daniel Borzutzky In Conversation
Pilsen Community Books 1102 W 18th St., Chicago, Illinois, United StatesA special conversation and reading with award-winning authors Ananda Lima and Daniel Borzutzky about their latest releases, moderated by poet Alex Wells Shapiro.