Palabra Pura continues its 2012 season with its first guest-curator evening with open mic and featured readers. Tonight's theme: Mutant Body/Cuerpo Migrante. The evening will present the body as a space for multiple questions related to the state of transition. What does the body leave behind in its translation/transfer? What does it acquire or adapt?...
A panel on the history, evolution and future of culturally-specific reading series like Palabra Pura with a co-founder, former featured artists, curators and hosts of Palabra Pura.
Experience a true Chicago poetry experience with three of the founders of the city's original poetry scene. This powerhouse trio of poet/performers will deliver a Guild-style reunion.
Get a sneak peak at the creative process behind the Poetry Performance Incubator’s new work-in-progress, Unnatural Spaces. This event will take place at the Voice of the City studio at 3429 W. Diversey Avenue, Suite 208. The Incubator artists will do some of the types of writing and performance exercises they've been using for the...
Curated by Yolanda Nieves with featured poets Lisa Alvarado & Kristiana Rae Colón Curator Dr. Yolanda Nieves, Assistant Professor, English, Wilbur Wright College Chicago, is creative director of The Vida Bella Ensemble, is part of Teatro Luna’s PlayLab series and her La Matadora/Steel Flags will be produced by Chicago’s Landmark Project Fall 2011. She won the...
The Guild Literary Complex of Chicago continues its 2012 season with its returning series, Applied Words, which explores creative writing’s intersection with an artistic discipline (e.g. music or visual art) or a non-arts field (e.g. social justice or health). This Applied Words event will explore creative writing as an instrument of social activism - how...