Events
The Science of Obscurity:
An Official Printers’ Ball Lead-up Event!
Jupiter Outpost
1139 West Fulton Market
Free admission
The Chicago Underground Library celebrates “The Science of Obscurity,” an evening of new, unpublished, and in-progress works presented as science fair experiments. The night will also feature a public book launch via catapult and the mass purging of rejection letters—community literary rituals in need of revival!
This event is free and for all ages. Its other attractions include the dazzling debut of the Chicago Underground Library’s artist-designed drop boxes, debutantes, prizes, and a raffle!
Presented by the Chicago Underground Library
More information at http://underground-library.org/
“Collaboration”:
An Official Printers’ Ball Lead-up Event!
Woman Made Gallery
675 North Milwaukee Avenue
Free admission
For this event, writers’ work and/or performance will involve interaction with other writers, performers, art forms, media, maybe even with the audience. Participants in the event include Simone Muench and Philip Jenks, presenting collaboratively written poetry; Mars Gamba-Adisa Caulton, working with her own music; performance poetry duo Marty McConnell and Andi Strickland; Jennifer Karmin, in a live improvised collaborative performance of the text-sound epic Aaaaaaaaaaalice with Chicago writers Carrie Olivia Adams, Daniel Godston, Laura Goldstein, Amira Hanafi, Coman Poon, and Larry Sawyer; and curator Nina Corwin in collaboration with Janice Misurell-Mitchell, internationally known improvisational flautist.
Presented by Woman Made Gallery
More information at http://www.womanmade.org/poetry.html
The 5th Annual Printers’ Ball
Center for Book & Paper Arts
Columbia College
Ludington Building
1104 South Wabash Avenue
Sponsored by Poetry magazine
in collaboration with over 100 literary organizations
Featuring tons of free print available free of charge, offset and letterpress demonstrations, papermaking workshops, readings, live music, and surprises. Check back soon for the evening’s complete details.
www.printersball.org
Past Events
06.23.09: EVERYDAY PEOPLE: Poems of Kevin Coval and Music of George Gershwin & Charles Ives
06.21.09: Miró Quartet and Matthea Harvey
06.06.09: The Chicago Poetry Tour Premiere
06.06.09: Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman
05.30.09: The Re-Dedication Ceremony of the Lincoln Memorial
05.28.09: Art Beyond Borders: Ilya Kaminsky
05.20.09: The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry ON TOUR: Rosa Alcalá, Kevin A. González, Carolina Monsivais, Lidia Torres
04.30.09: Art Beyond Borders: Philip Levine
04.25.09: Poetry Off the Shelf: Rita Dove
04.08.09: Poetry Off the Shelf: Elizabeth Alexander
02.20.09: Museum of Modern Art and Poetry Magazine Present: "Futurism and the New Manifesto" Bernstein, Ellis, Mehigan, and Stallings Contend
02.16.09: My Nose and Me: A TragedyLite or TragiDelight in 33 Scenes
02.14.09: Poetry Off the Shelf: Heather McHugh & August Kleinzahler
02.13.09: Palabura Pura, Special Edition: "One Poem Festival"
02.13.09: Found in Translation: Tomaz Salamun
02.13.09: "What Use Had I For Hands"
02.12.09: "What Use Had I For Hands"
02.12.09: Found in Translation: For Octavio Paz
02.12.09: Not the Usual Suspects: Poets Reading for Poetry Magazine
02.11.09: Found in Translation: For Czeslaw Milosz
02.10.09: Found in Translation: Reflections of the Chinese Poets
02.05.09: Art Beyond Borders: Robert Pinsky
01.15.09: Art Beyond Borders: Eamon Grennan
12.12.08: Poetry Presents a Theatrical Interpretation of Five Poems by Dana Levin
11.20.08: Art Beyond Borders: Paul Muldoon
11.19.08: Poetry and contratiempo Present a Bilingual Reading
11.02.08: Poetry Off the Shelf: Mark Doty & Achy Obejas: Queer Lyrics
11.01.08: Poetry on Stage: Silk Road Theatre Project Presents Gilgamesh
11.01.08: Poetry Off the Shelf: Anne Carson: Cassandra Floatcan
10.21.08: 54th Annual Poetry Day: Louise Glück
10.09.08: Art Beyond Borders: Adam Zagajewski
09.27.08: Art Beyond Borders: C.K. Williams & Marilyn Nelson
09.23.08: Poetry Off the Shelf: Simon Armitage & Robin Robertson
09.22.08: Rise Up and Hear: An Evening of Poetry Honoring Abraham Lincoln's Legacy
09.21.08: Children's Poet Laureate Reading: Jack Prelutsky
09.11.08: Poetry Off the Shelf: Peter Gizzi
07.01.08: Rush Hour Concert Series and the Poetry Foundation Present: Impromptu Interplay: Jazz Improvisations on Poetry
05.29.08: Poetry Magazine Presents: Two NYC Independent Bookstore Readings
05.28.08: Poetry Magazine Presents: Two NYC Independent Bookstore Readings
05.15.08: American Perspectives: Edward Hirsch
05.01.08: American Perspectives: Frank Bidart
04.26.08: Poetry Off the Shelf: Charles Simic
04.24.08: American Perspectives: Four Saints in Three Acts
04.16.08: Poetry Off the Shelf: Lorna Dee Cervantes and Rigoberto González
04.05.08: Chicago KIDS' Poetry Day
04.02.08: Mary Oliver
04.01.08: CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN POETRY: AN ANTHOLOGY
03.13.08: American Perspectives: Peter Sacks on Edward Hopper
01.24.08: American Perspectives: Four Notable Latino Poets
01.10.08: Poetry Off the Shelf: Kwame Dawes
12.28.07: Poetry Marathon
12.13.07: American Perspectives: Langdon Hammer On Poet Hart Crane
12.06.07: Poetry at the Pulitzer: Water
11.18.07: A theatrical interpretation of Frank Bidart's The Third Hour of the Night
11.17.07: A theatrical interpretation of Frank Bidart's The Third Hour of the Night
11.16.07: A theatrical interpretation of Frank Bidart's The Third Hour of the Night
11.14.07: 53rd Annual Poetry Day: Eavan Boland
11.09.07: American Perspectives: Marjorie Perloff
11.08.07: Make It News: A Symposium on Poetry and Journalism
11.04.07: Poetry On Stage: The Waste Land
11.03.07: Poetry Off the Shelf: Diane Ackerman
11.03.07: Poetry Off the Shelf: W.S. Merwin
11.03.07: Poetry Off the Shelf: Writing Nature Panel
10.24.07: American Perspectives: A Cave Canem Reading Featuring Frank Walker, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Parneshia Jones, and Kelly Norman Ellis
10.24.07: Kwame Dawes, Mary Karr, Yusef Komunyakaa, Patricia Smith, and Rachel Zucker
10.18.07: American Perspectives: Helen Vendler
10.14.07: Poetry Off the Shelf: A.E. Stallings
10.12.07: Poetry Off the Shelf: Reginald Gibbons, Mary Kinzie, and Adam Zagajewski
09.15.07: American Perspectives: Edward Hirsch
07.31.07: Inventions on Inventions
07.20.07: Printers' Ball
06.10.07: Pimone Triplett & Andrew Feld
06.06.07: Donald Hall & Andrew Motion
05.30.07: Robert Bly
05.10.07: Donald Hall and Andrew Motion
05.07.07: Donald Hall and Andrew Motion
04.18.07: Victor Hernández Cruz
04.10.07: Jack Prelutsky
04.04.07: Tony Hoagland and Dean Young
03.15.07: Poetry Off the Shelf: Martín Espada
02.08.07: Kim Addonizio
01.16.07: Kevin Young
11.19.06: Tartuffe
11.18.06: Tartuffe
11.17.06: Tartuffe
11.05.06: Poetry Off the Shelf: Gary Snyder
11.05.06: Poems of Peace & War
11.04.06: Poetry on Stage: Aurea
10.17.06: Poetry Day: Robert Hass
09.29.06: Mark Strand
09.16.06: Patricia Barber
09.07.06: Poetry Off the Shelf: David Lehman
06.12.06: Another Damn Benefit
06.04.06: Poetry, performance, and music by Aurea
05.16.06: Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest Finals
04.27.06: Poetry Off the Shelf: Adam Zagajewski and Clare Cavanagh
04.19.06: Poetry Out Loud Illinois State Finals
04.05.06: Poetry Out Loud Springfield Finals
04.04.06: Poetry Out Loud Chicago Finals
11.16.05: Poetry Day: Derek Walcott
11.13.05: John Hollander: What You Mean by Home
11.13.05: Poetry on Stage: 10 Brecht Poems
11.12.05: Poetry on Stage: 10 Brecht Poems
11.11.05: Poetry on Stage: 10 Brecht Poems
11.10.05: Poetry on Stage: 10 Brecht Poems
11.05.05: Edward Hirsch: Roots and Wings
11.05.05: Poetry Off the Shelf: Lawrence Joseph & Stuart Dybek
11.05.05: Panel: A Home for Poetry
11.03.05: Poetry Off the Shelf: Kay Ryan
10.17.05: Poetry Off the Shelf: Billy Collins
09.20.05: Poetry on Stage: The Burial at Thebes
09.19.05: Poetry on Stage: The Burial at Thebes
09.18.05: Poetry on Stage: The Burial at Thebes
04.11.05: National Poetry Recitation Contest Chicago Finals
04.08.05: Poetry on Stage: T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral
04.07.05: Poetry on Stage: T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral
04.06.05: Poetry on Stage: T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral
04.05.05: Poetry on Stage: T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral
04.04.05: Poetry on Stage: T.S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral
04.04.05: Poetry in the Public Forum: Dana Gioia
