Guild Literary Complex

A Celebration of AAPI Writers

Haymarket House 800 W. Buena Ave., Chicago, Illinois

Join 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, Illinois

Join 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

Pilsen

Join 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 […]

Free

A Map of My Want | Book Launch and Celebration with Faylita Hicks

Haymarket House 800 W. Buena Ave., Chicago, Illinois

A 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 […]

Free – $25

Chicago House Music: Culture + Community

Co-Prosperity 3219 S Morgan St., Chicago, Illinois

Reading 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, Illinois

Exhibit 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 States

A special conversation and reading with award-winning authors Ananda Lima and Daniel Borzutzky about their latest releases, moderated by poet Alex Wells Shapiro.