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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
DuSable Museum
The DuSable Museum is one of the nation's premier institutions dedicated to the history, art, and culture of the African diaspora. Quraysh Ali Lansana reads from his collection They Shall Run: Harriet Tubman Poems.
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 | |
