Events

Children ages two to five are welcome to a weekly storytime that introduces poetry through fun, interactive readings and crafts.

All experience levels are welcome to a discussion and creative writing workshop led by Poetry Foundation Library Coordinator Maggie Queeney. In August, we explore...

All experience levels are welcome to a monthly book group moderated by library staff. In August, we read and discuss While Standing in Line...

All experience levels are welcome to a discussion and creative workshop led by Maggie Queeney, Poetry Foundation Library Coordinator. In August, we explore concrete...

Join us for a look at the best of Lithuanian poetry, as well as poetry about Lithuania, in honor of the 100th anniversary of...

Celebrate the winners of the Illinois state-wide Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards. Host Eve L. Ewing leads this lively event of poetry readings, food...

All experience levels are welcome to a discussion and creative workshop led by Maggie Queeney, Library Coordinator. In August, we explore ephemeral poetry, verse...

Explore song cycles that tell the stories of wanderers or travelers. Enjoy performances of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s cycle of poems from Robert Louis Stevenson’s...

Mathias Svalina created a unique poetry subscription service called the Dream Delivery Service. He writes and hand delivers personalized poems to subscribers in various...

Celebrate the launch of José Olivarez’s debut poetry collection, Citizen Illegal, at the National Museum of Mexican Art.