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From the neighborhood library of Gwendolyn Brooks, to the Union Stock Yards, where Chicago became Carl Sandburg’s “Hog Butcher for the World,” to the birthplace of slam poetry, the Chicago Poetry Tour explores the city’s history through its dynamic poets and poetry.
Schedule: Every Two Weeks
The Newberry Library
The Newberry Library is an independent research library, and has twice served as the home for Poetry magazine during its prestigious and often surprising past.
MORE EPISODES FROM Chicago Poetry Tour Podcast
| DATE | TITLE | POETS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/19/2010 | Listen | South Side Community Arts Center | |
| 10/05/2010 | Listen | Hall Library | |
| 09/21/2010 | Listen | Bronzeville | |
| 09/07/2010 | Listen | DuSable Museum | |
| 08/24/2010 | Listen | Pilsen | |
| 08/10/2010 | Listen | The Green Mill | |
| 07/27/2010 | Listen | Danny's Tavern | |
| 07/13/2010 | Listen | The Newberry Library | |
| 06/29/2010 | Listen | New Chinatown | |
| 06/15/2010 | Listen | Graceland Cemetery | |
| 06/01/2010 | Listen | Maxwell Street | |
| 05/18/2010 | Listen | The Velvet Lounge | |
| 05/04/2010 | Listen | Chess Records | |
| 04/20/2010 | Listen | Stock Yard Gate | |
| 04/06/2010 | Listen | Haymarket Monument | |
| 03/23/2010 | Listen | The El Train | |
| 03/09/2010 | Listen | Harold Washington Library | |
| 02/23/2010 | Listen | Walking to Harold Washington Library | |
| 02/09/2010 | Listen | Fine Arts Building | |
| 01/26/2010 | Listen | Cliff Dwellers Club | |
| 01/12/2010 | Listen | Art Institute of Chicago | |
| 12/29/2009 | Listen | Chicago Cultural Center | |
