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Submissions Now Open for the 2025 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards (GBOMA)
We’re excited to announce that submissions are now open for the 2025 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards (GBOMA)! This annual poetry competition celebrates the legacy of Illinois’ former Poet Laureate, Gwendolyn Brooks, by uplifting emerging poets and giving them a platform to share their work. Interested poets can find full submission guidelines and apply here:👉…
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Applied Words is Back, Tonight at Chopin Theatre with a conversation around Segregation and Education in Chicago, and the impact of the Arts
Applied Words is back! Language is adhesive. By connecting artists and experts in various fields of study, Applied Words uses language as a platform for conversations about contemporary social issues at the local, national, and international level. Language takes on many forms such as words, dance, and visual art and in showcasing these languages alongside…
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4th Annual BrooksDay is Here! Join us June 7th, Chicago Cultural Center
Tuesday, June 7, 2016, Time: 10:00 am until 6:00 pm Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602. Join us for the fourth annual BrooksDay, celebrating the works of Gwendolyn Brooks on her birthday! We are honoring her tremendous legacy as an artist and an iconic figure of generosity and civic conscience in…
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