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  • Transvengence | Maurice Tracy + Open Mic on April 26th

    My Buddy's (Upstairs) 4416 N Clark St., Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Transvengence is back!  Launched in 2022 as part of the Guild's Press Room series, the brainchild of your host, Joss Barton, a trans performer, poet and writer.  This event will...

    Free

  • Feria del Libro (May 4-6)

    Ida Noyes Hall | University of Chicago 1212 E. 59th St., Chicago, Illinois

    Somos un colectivo de escritores y editoriales independientes con el propósito de promoverla obra en español propia de Estados Unidos. ¡PRÓXIMAMENTE! El español está vivito y coleando en Estados Unidos;...

  • Palabra Pura Poetry Pop-Up @ Feria del Libro

    Ida Noyes Hall | University of Chicago 1212 E. 59th St., Chicago, Illinois

    Palabra Pura Poetry Pop-Up featuring Carlos Cumpián, Inmagela Abreu, Beatriz Badikian-Gartler, and Jonny Fadez, with moderator Mary Hawley. This event is part of Feria del Libro (May 4-6).

    Free

  • Slam Diáspora @ Feria del Libro

    The Pub - University of Chicago, Ida Noyes Hall (basement) 1212 E 59th St., Chicago, Illinois, United States

    ¡Abierto a poetas de todos estilos y edades! Desde quien apenas esta empezando a escribir, a quienes llevan décadas escribiendo-- todos están bienvenidos a participar. Sólo necesitas dos poemas Ubicado en El Pub, un bar en el beisman de la Universidad de Chicago Ida Noyes Hall. Se puede registrar en línea o el mismo día...

    Free

  • Black Feminist Poetics: From the Dirt to the Delta

    Pegasus at Chicago Dramatists 765 N. Aberdeen (May and Aberdeen), Chicago, Illinois

    This program explores the poetics inspired by From the Mississippi Delta. Saunte Harden-Tate, Nikki Patin, Mojdeh Stoakley and members of the Guild Complex will perform works written by Nina Simone, Beah Richards, Gwendolyn Brooks and other Black feminist poets and then perform their own pieces written as response, resulting in a poetic conversation about and...

    Free

  • TAKING ROOT: Poetry Event with the South Asia Institute

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    South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

    In honor of AAPI Month, the South Asia Institute and the Guild Literary Complex bring you TAKING ROOT. This arts event features an exhibition tour, poetry, music, book signing, and more... Poetry reading moderated by Faisal Mohyuddin, with poets George Abraham, Czaerra Galicinao Ucol, Samina Hadi-Tabassum, and Saba Keramati. Music by Maninder Singh. Documentation from...

    $5 – $10

  • 10th Annual BrooksDay

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    South Shore Cultural Center 7059 S South Shore Dr., Chicago, Illinois

    This year marks the 10th anniversary of BrooksDay! Join the Guild Literary Complex as we honor the legacy of poet Gwendolyn Brooks and celebrate the launch of One Poem, One Chicago, which starts with a reissue of Brooks' 1987 poetry collection Blacks (Third World Press). One Poem, One Chicago is a collaboration of the Poetry...

    Free

  • TransVengence | Aza Greenlee, Noa/Nomi Micaela Fields, and Ava Mirage Wanbli on June 20th

    My Buddy's (Upstairs) 4416 N Clark St., Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Join us for TransVengence with your host, Joss Barton! This month features readings by Aza Greenlee, Noa/Moni Micaela Fields, and Ava Mirage Wanbli. Doors open at 7pm upstairs at My Buddy's! Featuring: Noa Micaela (Nomi) Fields is an echodeviant* (*trans poets with hearing aids) in search of transversal wildness in her one and only captionless...

    Free

  • A Night with Ana Castillo

    Asmus/Hilton Gallery (Morgan Arts Complex, Bridgeport) 3622 S. Morgan St., Chicago, Illinois, United States

    In partnership with Hilton/Asmus Galleries, the Guild Complex will host a special reading with Ana Castillo from her new book, Doña Cleanwell Leaves Home. Joining her will be special guest, IL Poet Laureate Angela Jackson. The event will take place on Monday, June 26th, from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the Hilton/Asmus Gallery, Bridgeport location (3622...

    Free

  • “…Advice at the beginning of the revolution” with Michael Warr + Tongo Eisen-Martin

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

    As part of our Press Room series, join us for a reading and discussion with Bay Area authors, Michael Warr and Tongo Eisen-Martin (San Fransisco Poet Laureate) about their work, the nature of protest, and how the historical acts of revolution during the heyday of the Black Power Movement in the Bay Area have influenced...

    Free

  • “Black Fire: This Time” | A Reading

    Blanc Gallery 4445 South King Drive, Chicago, Illinois

    Black Fire: This Time, Volume 1 from Willow Books (a division of Aquarius Press) celebrates the roots and legacy of the Black Arts Movement featuring the works of over 100 poets and writers. Published last spring, perfectly captures the spirit of sankofa, a word from the Akan people of Ghana that roughly translates to “it is...

    Free

  • Palabra Pura: One Poet, One Poem

    La Bruquena Restaurant 2726 W. Division, Chicago, IL, United States

    Palabra Pura is back! Come join us with a poem or your favorite text for a community reading in English and Spanish, featuring guest host Crystal Vance-Guerra! Have a drink, say hi to old friends, and enjoy some bilingual poetry. This event is free, open to the public, and anyone can bring a poem.

    Free

  • Exhibit B @ Comfort Station | Social Justice Festival

    Comfort Station/Logan Square Park 2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois

    Exhibit B, Comfort Station, and the Guild Literary Complex are coming together to host a free outdoor festival in the heart of Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. This special event will feature live music, poetry, free food, and a book drive, along with non-profit organizations tabling to share the incredible work they're doing in and around...

    Free

  • Exhibit B @ Printers Row Lit Fest

    Printers' Row Lit Fest - 731 S. Plymouth Ct. 731 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, Illinois

    Exhibit B will be back at Printers Row Lit Fest! Faylita Hicks, Daniel Borzutzky, Nakiyah T.M. Jordan, and Exhibit B's very own, James Stewart III, are going to bring it! Catch them on Saturday, Sept. 9th, 4 PM at 731 S. Plymouth Ct.

    Free

  • Going the Distance: A Printers Row Reading with Ana Castillo + Reginald Gibbons

    Printers' Row Lit Fest - Feinberg Foundation Stage Chicago, Illinois

    Two writers—Ana Castillo, Doña Cleanwell Leaves Home and Reginald Gibbons, Sweetbitter—read from their latest work and talk about finding longevity in creative writing and the arts. Conversation moderated by Richard Guzman. Presented by Hypertext and The Guild Complex. 1:00 PM @ Feinberg Foundation Stage, Printers Row Lit Fest

    Free

  • A Literary Mash Up at Printers Row Lit Fest

    Come to the Printers Row Lit Fest's Center Stage for a joint reading presented by the Guild Literary Complex, Hypertext, and RHINO Poetry, with two readers each from Chicago's three long-standing literary institutions. Featured readers include:Cheryl Dyer (emerging writer)Nazifa Islam (Forlorn Light – Shearsman 2021)Sahar Mustafah (The Beauty of Your Face – W.W. Norton &...

    Free

  • 2023 | Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards

    The Den Theatre 1331 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL

    Congratulations to the 2023 GBOMA winner: Myron Stokes! Come out and support the 2023 finalists for the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards (GBOMA) as they perform their works live! GET TICKETS NOW 2023 finalists: Fadia AntabliJóse Bono RovirosaJanet BurrowayMars CaultonMorgan EklundKat FreezeAllison JosephKhloe KammerzellChuck KramerRobert LawrenceIrene MartinezMiguel MarzanaDavid MathewsFrancesca MoroneyHilesh PatelTimothy David ReyMyron StokesKira TuckerCrystal Vance...

    $12

  • Generative Multilogue: Artful Protest

    South Asia Institute 1925 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

    Creative Iranian Women Digital Projection and Immersive Experience Invited Artists: Shaghayegh Mohajeri, Alemeh Bagherian, Hedie Javani, Saba Soleimani, Pouye Peyman, Sara Rahanjam Opening reception with musical performances and poetry recitation.

    $55

  • Lit & Luz Festival | 10th Anniversary Celebration

    This year’s theme is “TEN,” –celebrating 10 years of remarkable programming. This October, join us for more than a dozen bilingual programs throughout Chicago. This year’s festival kicks off on October 13th with an exhibition of work from Lit & Luz Collaboration Cohort artists from the past decade at Chicago Art Department and closes on...

    Free

  • 30th Anniversary of Always Running with Luis Rodriguez

    Chicago History Museum 1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, Illinois

    In 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 will be some special performances followed by a special reading with Luis Rodriguez along with an interview and discussion with Hector Chavez, PhD, Loyola University...

  • Chile—50 Years of Protest and Change: A Reading and Discussion with Kathleen Osberger

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

    Author, 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. A discussion, with the author, on the political situation in Chile today will immediately follow featuring Mario Venegas (human rights activist and torture survivor from...

  • Exhibit B | A Literary Variety Show

    Pilsen Community Books 1102 W 18th St., Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Exhibit B's November reading at Pilsen Community Books will feature poetry, prose, and a piano as authors Willie Lin, S.L. Wisenberg, and Michael Dean, will be joined by pianist Marissa Kerbel for a special evening. 

    Free

  • An Evening w/ Kathleen Rooney & Jeremy T. Wilson

    Pilsen Community Books 1102 W 18th St., Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Join us for an evening with two Chicago novelists to celebrate the release of From Dust to Stardust by Kathleen Rooney and The Quail Who Wears the Shirt by Jeremy...

    Free

  • Palabra Pura: Marc Zimmerman Carlos Cumpian Book Launch + Open Mic

    18th Street Casa de Cultura 2057 West 18th Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    LACASA Chicago, Movimento Artístico Chicano (MARCH), 18th Street Casa de Cultura & Guild Literary Complex Invite you to Marc Zimmerman’s Pre-85th Birthday Book Launch of his most important Chicago Latino...

    Free

  • Guild Complex Holiday Mixer

    Epiphany Center for the Arts 201 South Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Join the Guild Complex for a holiday mixer on Thursday, December 14th (6-7:30pm) at the Epiphany Center for the Arts' Golden Hour! Featuring a special artist chat, live music by...

    Free