The Guild Literary Complex is pleased to kick off the 11th season of PALABRA PURA returning with “One Poet / One Poem”. Come join in the fun 11 years in the making. This year's season will feature 2016 Guest Palabra Pura curators and past readers some telling of plans for the year ahead and others...
Join your host Joss Barton for Transvengence on Thursday, September 7th! This month features performances by C. Russell Price and Trinity Sapphire, followed by a discussion and open mic.
Come celebrate the ribbon-cutting ceremony of The Record Track, an immersive retail store & live-music venue offering immersive, hands-on music experiences for all! Don't miss out on this exciting event...
Join us after Printers Row Lit Fest at Podlasie Club for TRANSVENGENCE: VOL. 9! Our regular show this month will close off the literary weekend with special performances following an...
The first and only Spanish language slam in Chicago returns in-person. Poets/participants have a chance to win a free international trip to compete in the international slam. Hosted by Crystal Vance Guerra and Luis Tubens "Logan Lu"
The first and only Spanish language slam in Chicago returns in-person. Poets/participants have a chance to win a free international trip to compete in the international slam. Hosted by Crystal Vance Guerra and Luis Tubens "Logan Lu"
Poetry open mic hosted by Diego Báez. Featuring performances by Angelica Julia Dávila, Loren Maria Guay, and Yazud E. Brito-Milian. Palabra Pura is a bilingual reading series that promotes literary...
Write That Down! is having another Show & Tell at Elastic Arts in Avondale/Logan Square! WTD!’s Show & Tell series is possible through our partnership with Chicago’s Guild Literary Complex....
Join us during Pride Month for TRANSVENGENCE, our bimonthly open mic and performance series REVENGE OF THE DOLLS Hosted by Joss Barton Featuring Ava Mirage Wanbli & Eris ...
¡Anímate! The Guild Literary Complex is happy to announce that our annual Palabra Pura: One Poet/One Poem tradition is back this July. All poets are welcome to perform a poem, whether...
The first and only Spanish language slam in Chicago returns in-person! The first and only Spanish language slam in Chicago returns in-person! All participants have a chance to compete at...
Brighton Park Poets collabs with Guild Literary Complex for this Palabra Pura bilingual open mic! Poetry open mic curated and hosted by Paige Savarese. Founder of BPP Palabra Pura is...
Join us this September for our quarterly open mic and performance series, TRANSVENGENCE TRANSVENGENCE: Vol. 13 Hosted by Joss Barton Featuring Kitch Annette Doors: 7PM Open Mic: 8PM Performances:...
The first and only Spanish language slam in Chicago returns in-person! The first and only Spanish language slam in Chicago returns in-person! All participants have a chance to compete at the international level at the final slam hosted by a Latinx country (TBD). Hosted and curated by Yesenia Roman and Luis Tubens “Logan Lu.” Open to...