South Side Community Arts Center
South Side Community Arts Center
Established in 1940 by the WPA's Federal Art Project, the South Side Community Art Center has provided a second home for... Read more
19 Oct 2010
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9mins
Hall Library
Hall Library
One of the 20th century's most significant poets, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about race in America, often from the perspecti... Read more
5 Oct 2010
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24mins
Bronzeville
Bronzeville
Margaret Walker's signature poem "For My People" encompasses the strengths and struggles of Blacks not only in Chicago b... Read more
21 Sep 2010
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8mins
DuSable Museum
DuSable Museum
The DuSable Museum is one of the nation's premier institutions dedicated to the history, art, and culture of the African... Read more
7 Sep 2010
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8mins
Pilsen
Pilsen
Pilsen was a diverse neighborhood in Chicago long before anybody used the word “diversity.” Stuart Dybek and Ana Castill... Read more
24 Aug 2010
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14mins
The Green Mill
The Green Mill
Marc Smith conceived the worldwide phenomenon of slam poetry at the Green Mill in the 1980s. Audience participation enco... Read more
10 Aug 2010
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6mins
Danny's Tavern
Danny's Tavern
The neighborhood of Bucktown is home to Danny's Tavern and Myopic Books, two hot spots in the local poetry scene. Srikan... Read more
27 Jul 2010
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8mins
The Newberry Library
The Newberry Library
The Newberry Library is an independent research library, and has twice served as the home for Poetry magazine during its... Read more
13 Jul 2010
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8mins
New Chinatown
New Chinatown
Li-Young Lee grew up in this immigrant neighborhood, and his poem "The Cleaving" depicts his struggles with identity, vi... Read more
29 Jun 2010
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11mins
Graceland Cemetery
Graceland Cemetery
This tour stop includes poetry addressed to graves in Chicago's ritzy Graceland Cemetery. Carl Sandburg, Vachel Lindsay,... Read more
15 Jun 2010
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8mins