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SUMMARY:Power Lines 25th Anniversary Celebration w/ Poetry Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Tia Chucha Press anthology Power Lines\, a democratic assemblage of Chicago’s slam poets and poets of letters at the dawn of the new millennium. In a blast from the past\, local and notable contributors revisit their original poems from the anthology and offer new poems and insight 25years later. \n\n\n\nFeatured poets include Ana Castillo\, Andrea Change\, Reginald Gibbons\, Illinois Poet Laureate and Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize recipient Angela Jackson\, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tyehimba Jess\, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize recipient Haki R. Madhubuti\, Simone Muench\, Mark Turcotte\, Cin Salach\, and anthology editors Julie Parson Nesbitt\, Luis Rodriguez\, and Michael Warr. \n\n\n\n“As long as there is a search for a primal link to people\, for solutions to social equations\, and for that way of saying what can not be said in ordinary language\, poetry will remain the people’s means of expression.”—Michael Warr\, Introduction to Power Lines \n\n\n\nThis program is presented in partnership with the Poetry Center and The Guild Literary Complex. It is part of the Poetry Foundation’s spring 2025 season\, Power Lines. \n\n\n\nAdditional Information \n\n\n\n\nAll Poetry Foundation events are completely free of charge and open to the public.\n\n\n\nAdvanced registration is encouraged.\n\n\n\nThe performance space is ADA-compliant and wheelchair-accessible.\n\n\n\nThe program will feature CART captioning and ASL interpretation.\n\n\n\n\nFor more information about accessibility at the Poetry Foundation\, please visit our Accessibility Guide.
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LOCATION:The Poetry Foundation\, 61 W Superior St\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Power Lines 25th Anniversary Celebration: Contributors Reading @ Chopin Theatre
DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n\n	Power Lines 25th Anniversary Celebration: Contributors Reading @ Chopin Theatre\n			05/24/2025\n	  @\n6:00 PM\n	  –\n8:00 PM\nCDT \nChopin Theatre \n	\n\n	\n	Add to calendar	\n		\n	\n \n\n\n	Google Calendar\n\n\n	iCalendar\n\n\n			\n						 \nJoin the Guild Literary Complex for a special celebration of the Power Lines 25th anniversary! Featuring poetry performances by contributors of the anthology released by Tia Chucha Press\, a decade of poems from Chicago’s Guild Complex. A light reception with food and drink will follow. \nFree registration – secure your spot now! \n*Reader lineup coming soon.* \n\nFree \n					\n									Get Tickets\n					 \nLOCATION:\n\n	Chopin Theatre\n\n	Address:\n\n1543 W. Division\n		\n		Chicago\,\n	IL\n	United States\n\n\n	+ Google Map \n\n	Phone:\n\n					\n						\n	 \n\n	Website:\n \n\n \n\n	Categories:\n		Special Events	 \n\n	Tags:\n		\n	Power Lines \n\n\n\n\n				Power Lines 25th Anniversary Celebration w/ Poetry Foundation	\n\n\n	\n		Cocktails & Conversation
URL:https://guildcomplex.org/event/power-lines-25th-anniversary-celebration-chopin/
LOCATION:Chopin Theatre\, 1543 West Division Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60642\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cocktails & Conversation
DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n 				\n					\n	Cocktails & Conversation				\n			05/30/2025\n	  @  \n6:00 PM\n	  –  \n8:00 PM\nCDT\n		Epiphany Center for the Arts 		\n	\n		Eric Charles May\n \nRecently retired\, Eric Charles May is an associate professor in the Creative Writing program at Columbia College Chicago and the author of the novel Bedrock Faith\, the 2021 One Book\, One Chicago selection by the Chicago Public Library\, and a 2014 Notable African American Title by Publisher’s Weekly. A Chicago native and a former reporter for The Washington Post\, May is a past recipient of the Chicago Public Library Foundation’s 21st Century Award\, the past board president of the Guild Literary Complex\, a member of 2nd Story\, a curatorial board member of the Ragdale Foundation\, and a selection committee member for the Harold Washington Literary Award. His fiction has also appeared in the magazines Fish Stories\, F\, Hypertext\, Solstice\, and We Speak Chicagoese. In addition to his Post reporting\, his nonfiction has appeared in Sport Literate\, The Chicago Tribune\, and the personal essay anthology Briefly Knocked Unconscious by a Low-Flying Duck. \n \nNancy Johnson\n \nA native of Chicago’s South Side\, Nancy Johnson worked for more than a decade as an Emmy-nominated\, award-winning television journalist at CBS and ABC affiliates in markets nationwide. \n \nHer debut novel\, The Kindest Lie\, has been reviewed by The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, and Los Angeles Times\, and is featured on Entertainment Weekly’s Must List. It was a New York Times Editors’ Choice selection and has been named one of the most anticipated books of 2021 by Newsweek\, O\, the Oprah Magazine\, Shondaland\, NBC News\, Marie Claire\, ELLE\, The Chicago Tribune\, The New York Post\, Good Housekeeping\, Parade\, Refinery29\, and more. Booksellers nationwide selected her novel as an Indie Next pick and librarians chose it for LibraryReads. Nancy’s work has been published in Real Simple and O\, The Oprah Magazine\, and has received support from the Hurston/Wright Foundation\, Tin House\, and Kimbilio Fiction. \n \nHer latest book\, People of Means\, a propulsive novel about a mother and daughter each seeking justice and following their dreams during moments of social reckoning—1960s Nashville and 1992 Chicago. \n \nA graduate of Northwestern University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\, Nancy lives in downtown Chicago and leads corporate and internal communications for a large health care nonprofit. The Kindest Lie is her first novel. 		\n		About Golden Hour at Epiphany:\n \nStop by Epiphany for live music series concerts\, and be sure to hit Golden Hour before-hand for drinks and lite-bites! Doors open at 5pm Thursday – Saturday for Golden Hour with 1/2 priced bottles of wine and other specials! \n \nCome early to EXPLORE and DISCOVER your own EPIPHANY… our art galleries are open and there is free entertainment before the show! \n \nFull Concert Calendar Here \n \nGolden Hour Menu + Music Schedule \n \nPlease note that outside food or beverages are not permitted in the venue. 		\n\n	\n	Add to calendar	\n		\n	\n\n			\n									\n	Google Calendar\n\n									\n	iCalendar\n\n																									\n		** Must be 21+ with a Valid ID\, credit card only to purchase tickets @ the door ** \n \nDoors: 5:00PM to Venue | 5:30PM to Chase House \n \nShowtime: 6:00PM \n\n \n \n \nAuthors\, Eric Charles May (Bedrock Faith) and author\, Nancy Johnson (People of Means) are in discussion about craft\, their perspectives as two writers of color\, career longevity and more specifically the role that Chicago plays as a peripheral “character” in their books. Join us for cocktails and a lively conversation with these two amazing authors in the lovely Chase Garden Gallery. \n \nBoth books will be available for sale with signings by the authors. 		\n					\n$20 – $25 				\n					\n									Get Tickets\n					\n	\n	Epiphany Center for the Arts\n	\n	Address:\n201 South Ashland Ave.\n		\n		Chicago\,\n	IL\n	60647\n	United States\n\n\n	+ Google Map \n	\n	Phone:\n					\n			(312) 421-4600			\n	 \n	\n	Website:\n	View Venue Website \n\n\n\n	Categories:	\n		Applied Words	\n					\n	\n		\n\n				Power Lines 25th Anniversary Celebration
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LOCATION:Epiphany Center for the Arts\, 201 South Ashland Ave.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60647\, United States
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