Poetry Events and Things to do in Dearborn Park, Central

Big Cheese Poetry Slam
Tue, Mar 31, 7:00 PM
Chicago · Zhou B Art Center
Big Cheese Poetry Slam
Tue, Mar 31, 7:00 PM
Chicago · Zhou B Art Center
Poetry Workshop: Writing About Art
Sat, Mar 28, 2:00 PM
Evanston · 619 Grove St
Poetry Workshop: Writing About Art
Sat, Mar 28, 2:00 PM
Evanston · 619 Grove St
THURSDAYZ NITE LIVE! "Po-Pimpin Punchlines & Poetry"
Thursday at 9:00 PM + 3 more
Evanston · Culture Connects 707
THURSDAYZ NITE LIVE! "Po-Pimpin Punchlines & Poetry"
Thursday at 9:00 PM + 3 more
Evanston · Culture Connects 707
Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Chicago · Haymarket House
Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Chicago · Haymarket House
CAConrad, Rickey Laurentiis, Jake Skeets, S Yarberry
Thu, Apr 2, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
CAConrad, Rickey Laurentiis, Jake Skeets, S Yarberry
Thu, Apr 2, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Chicago New Books
Thu, May 7, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Chicago New Books
Thu, May 7, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Staff & Friends Reading
Thu, May 14, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Staff & Friends Reading
Thu, May 14, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Poetry and Sounds
Fri, Mar 27, 7:30 PM
Broadview · Magnified Gift Theater Company
Poetry and Sounds
Fri, Mar 27, 7:30 PM
Broadview · Magnified Gift Theater Company
Almost full
Spoken Word Poetry
Friday at 6:30 PM + 11 more
Chicago · Urban Luxe Cafe
Almost full
Spoken Word Poetry
Friday at 6:30 PM + 11 more
Chicago · Urban Luxe Cafe
Sales end soon
March Blue Hour Featuring April Gibson and Mira Cameron
Wednesday at 7:30 PM
Chicago · Haymarket House
Sales end soon
March Blue Hour Featuring April Gibson and Mira Cameron
Wednesday at 7:30 PM
Chicago · Haymarket House
SpeakEasy Poetry Showcase: Battle of the Sexes
Sat, Apr 11, 6:00 PM
Chicago · St James Grand Lodge
SpeakEasy Poetry Showcase: Battle of the Sexes
Sat, Apr 11, 6:00 PM
Chicago · St James Grand Lodge
Poetry from Paradise // Poesía del Paraíso
Mon, Mar 30, 10:00 AM
Chicago · Abbott Hall
Poetry from Paradise // Poesía del Paraíso
Mon, Mar 30, 10:00 AM
Chicago · Abbott Hall
Big Cheese Poetry Workshop
Tue, Mar 31, 5:30 PM
Chicago · Zhou B Art Center
Big Cheese Poetry Workshop
Tue, Mar 31, 5:30 PM
Chicago · Zhou B Art Center
Sales end soon
Roses Are Red! Couples Typewriter Poetry & Candle Making Experience
Friday at 10:00 AM + 86 more
Chicago · 3414 W Foster Ave
Sales end soon
Roses Are Red! Couples Typewriter Poetry & Candle Making Experience
Friday at 10:00 AM + 86 more
Chicago · 3414 W Foster Ave
Patricia Smith, Ashley M. Jones, Donika Kelly, Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Thu, Apr 23, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Patricia Smith, Ashley M. Jones, Donika Kelly, Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Thu, Apr 23, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Just added
Speak Poetry to Power: A Writing Workshop
Wed, Apr 29, 6:00 PM
Evanston · 1620 Orrington Ave
Just added
Speak Poetry to Power: A Writing Workshop
Wed, Apr 29, 6:00 PM
Evanston · 1620 Orrington Ave
RNB & POETRY
Today at 7:00 PM
Roselle · 675 Irving Park Rd
RNB & POETRY
Today at 7:00 PM
Roselle · 675 Irving Park Rd
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ed Roberson
Thu, Jun 18, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ed Roberson
Thu, Jun 18, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
March 2026 ISPS Poetry Readings
Sun, Mar 29, 12:30 PM
Westmont · Brewed Awakening
March 2026 ISPS Poetry Readings
Sun, Mar 29, 12:30 PM
Westmont · Brewed Awakening
Water to Water: Gaza Renga - Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)
Mon, Apr 20, 6:00 PM
Chicago · American Writers Museum
Water to Water: Gaza Renga - Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)
Mon, Apr 20, 6:00 PM
Chicago · American Writers Museum

Trends in Dearborn Park

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Big Cheese Poetry Slam

Big Cheese Poetry Slam

Poetry Workshop: Writing About Art

Poetry Workshop: Writing About Art

THURSDAYZ NITE LIVE! "Po-Pimpin Punchlines & Poetry"

THURSDAYZ NITE LIVE! "Po-Pimpin Punchlines & Poetry"

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

Chicago Poetry Center's Blue Hour Generative Workshop

CAConrad, Rickey Laurentiis, Jake Skeets, S Yarberry

CAConrad, Rickey Laurentiis, Jake Skeets, S Yarberry

Chicago New Books

Chicago New Books

Staff & Friends Reading

Staff & Friends Reading

Poetry and Sounds

Poetry and Sounds

Spoken Word Poetry

Spoken Word Poetry

March Blue Hour Featuring April Gibson and Mira Cameron

March Blue Hour Featuring April Gibson and Mira Cameron

SpeakEasy Poetry Showcase: Battle of the Sexes

SpeakEasy Poetry Showcase: Battle of the Sexes

Poetry from Paradise // Poesía del Paraíso

Poetry from Paradise // Poesía del Paraíso

Big Cheese Poetry Workshop

Big Cheese Poetry Workshop

Roses Are Red! Couples Typewriter Poetry & Candle Making Experience

Roses Are Red! Couples Typewriter Poetry & Candle Making Experience

Patricia Smith, Ashley M. Jones, Donika Kelly, Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Patricia Smith, Ashley M. Jones, Donika Kelly, Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Speak Poetry to Power: A Writing Workshop

Speak Poetry to Power: A Writing Workshop

RNB & POETRY

RNB & POETRY

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ed Roberson

Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ed Roberson

March 2026 ISPS Poetry Readings

March 2026 ISPS Poetry Readings

Water to Water: Gaza Renga - Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)

Water to Water: Gaza Renga - Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)

Things to do around Dearborn Park

Trends in Dearborn Park

1. Graffiti

2. Pisces

3. Poetry

4. Bar crawl

5. Speak easy

6. March 6th

7. Laroyce hawkins

8. Jazz

9. Board game club

10. Bar crawl bar 22

11. Art

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