# Poetry events in Chicago, Today and Upcoming Poetry events in Chicago - **Subtitle**: All Poetry events in Chicago, Illinois. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Chicago like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance - **Category**: ## About All Poetry events in Chicago, Illinois. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Chicago like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance ## Events in Chicago - **Event Name**: The Poetry Brothel Chicago: LIFE IS A CABARET - **Description**: ⭐ The Poetry Brothel Chicago: LIFE IS A CABARET is a salacious and soulful Pride Production at Chicago Theater Works where poetry, self-expression, and queer joy take center stage. Highlights 🌈 Celebrate Pride with an immersive cabaret experience embracin - **Date**: Fri Jun 12 2026 at 08:00 pm (-06:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/the-poetry-brothel-chicago-life-is-a-cabaret/2700029963379742 - **Venue**: Chicago Theater Works - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy9mZWI5NmVjMC01NjZmLTExZjEtOGZmOS0xOWEyMjIwM2VkZjQtcmltZy13NTUwLWg1NTAtZGMwMzAyMDUtZ21pci5qcGc_dj0xNzc5NTE3NDQ0.avif - **Price**: USD 50 - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Theatre - **Event Name**: PO JAM's: Poetic JustUs - **Description**: Play my Jam! Not the traditional R&B songs you hear often. We are playing those cuts you miss.About this EventPoetic JustUsThe R&B Vibe night done right. FREE Novelty Microphone upon arrival. Add your - **Date**: Sat May 30 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sun May 31 2026 at 03:00 am (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/po-jams-poetic-justus/100001989130633270 - **Venue**: 950 W Fulton Market - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy9kZjZhYjA4ZDE1YmI3ZDQzNjAzYTA3Nzg2M2JmM2JiZTQyNWIwMWY1MDYzNGU3OTQ2MmE5OGUxOTkyYjlkZTUyLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDk1Ni1kYzMxMmMzOC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3Nzg0MDk3MjY.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: art, literary-art, reggae - **Event Name**: Chicago Youth Poet Laureate Ceremony - **Description**: Join us on May 28th at 7 PM for an evening of celebration and anticipation as we announce Chicago’s next Youth Poet Laureate!About this EventThe National Youth Poet Laureate Competition is an initiative of Urban Word, run - **Date**: Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu May 28 2026 at 08:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/chicago-youth-poet-laureate-ceremony/100001987934642028 - **Venue**: Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czYvYmFubmVycy9hY2IxOGFjY2IxNzU4ZTBkMDI2MmU2YzY2ZmUyNDFjODlkYTA2YjBkNzM4NDQxOTU2MjJlNGQ3ZWJkMDNhNzk2LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kYzAwMDAwMC1nbWlyLnBuZz92PTE3NzczODIxOTA.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Contests - **Event Name**: IN PERSON: Mayda del Valle with Adrian Matejka - **Description**: Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle in conversation with Poetry Editor-in-Chief Adrian MatejkaAbout this EventTuesday June 2Evening Public Program: PoetryChicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle with - **Date**: Tue Jun 02 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue Jun 02 2026 at 07:50 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/in-person-mayda-del-valle-with-adrian-matejka/100001988514999894 - **Venue**: The Arts Club of Chicago - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy80M2ZhNjVlOTI5ZDRhNzViZjhhMDg4NGM1ODNiYThiOTAxYTMwNTI2NmJiN2M5NGQ4MGMxNzg4N2IwNjRmODZlLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDE4MDAtZGNmNmFjOGQtZ21pci5qcGc_dj0xNzc3NjY0ODY1.avif - **Price**: USD 8 to 26 - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment, performances - **Event Name**: D-Composed and Poetry Foundation Present: Love Is... - **Description**: Join D-Composed and Poetry Foundation at The Land School for a partnered program exploring love and poetry.About this EventWe're pleased to invite you to join us at The Land School on - **Date**: Thu Jun 04 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Jun 04 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/d-composed-and-poetry-foundation-present-love-is/100001987715135478 - **Venue**: The Land School - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czYvYmFubmVycy9lNmIyYzEzYjQyMzJmODgzNjZkODJlNjkyNTRkNTM0NTU1ZjBhYjAwYzgzZjJjMTI2NDM2NTM5ZjQ0YmE5Y2U0LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kY2ZlZmVmZS1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3Nzg0MDkxMzM.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, music, it, live-music, storytelling - **Event Name**: Blatant Gold 2026 - **Description**: Join us for an open mic, performances by the featured poets, and a celebration of the writers, readers, and teachers of Chicago poetry.About this EventEvery year, the Chicago Poetry Center’s summer poetry gathering brings - **Date**: Tue Jun 09 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue Jun 09 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/blatant-gold-2026/100001989120311397 - **Venue**: Haymarket House - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy9hMThkM2E2MzAyZDhmNmMxZmQyZDU0NTZkODlkZjE3M2VhODE0MTAxNDJiYmJmZmQyNmNlOTRlMmQ1MTk0ZThjLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kY2YzYTc2MC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3Nzg3MzY4NTU.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, health-wellness - **Event Name**: Poetry Reading: Orange by Noel Quiñones - **Description**: Join us for a poetry reading celebrating ORANGE by Noel Quiñones.About this EventPlease join us on Thursday, June 18th to celebrate the debut poetry collection . - **Date**: Thu Jun 18 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Jun 18 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/poetry-reading-orange-by-noel-quiñones/100001988856757099 - **Venue**: Women & Children First - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czcvYmFubmVycy80ZWVhOWMzZWFiYjJjOGU1ZTQ5NDI2ZjdmYjY5NGFkN2RlYzQ1ZmRiNjdkYWM0YzJjMjQ0MDIzMDNlNjAzYzA2LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kY2QyNzM0MC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzgwNzk2OTg.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment, Nonprofit, Sports, Theatre, fine-arts, performances - **Event Name**: ALOK - Alok Vaid Menon at Vic Theatre - **Description**: 🎉 Welcome to ALOK - Alok Vaid Menon at Vic Theatre, where the impossible becomes possible and dreams take flight! 🏛️ Join us at Vic Theatre in the heart of Chicago, IL for an event that - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat Sep 19 2026 at 09:00 pm (-06:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/alok-alok-vaid-menon-at-vic-theatre/2400030065060524 - **Venue**: Vic Theatre - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy84OTZjMGM5MC01MjVhLTExZjEtYWNkMy02NTU2NWVlOGMxNmMtcmltZy13MTIwMC1oODAwLWRjMDcwNjBiLWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc3OTA2ODQyMw.avif - **Categories**: art, theatre - **Event Name**: BrooksDay 2026 - **Description**: Join the Guild Literary Complex’s annual celebration of Gwendolyn Brooks, held every year on her birthday, June 7th.About this EventBrooksDay is the Guild Literary Complex’s annual celebration of Gwendolyn Brooks, held ev - **Date**: Sun Jun 07 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun Jun 07 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/brooksday-2026/100001985255482590 - **Venue**: Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czgvYmFubmVycy8wM2Q4ZmM4M2FkMGFmNWM1NTM4YjRjYzQwZjA3YjUzMTQzNjAzZmNiMzJjMDJhZGE5N2ZiOWZhY2E3OGFjYmE3LXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kYzU2ODY2MC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzM3MjU3ODE.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: Art, literary-art - **Event Name**: Sunday In The Park With George - **Description**: Inspired by George Seurat's famous painting, this poetic musical masterpiece explores the challenges in understanding life and art.About this EventInspired by the painting, “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande J - **Date**: Thu Aug 13 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Nov 01 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/sunday-in-the-park-with-george/100001982192272446 - **Venue**: Chopin Theatre - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czQvYmFubmVycy81MjYwOGM0NWQ5M2I2NTllNTI2YmFiM2RkZGQ2MTZiMjFjOTI2N2JkYjdiZGJmZDE1ZjM4OWEyMzNiZDE4M2YxLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kYzc3NjA2MC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzAxMzIxNjE.avif - **Price**: USD 25 to 109 - **Categories**: Art, fine-arts, Entertainment, Music - **Event Name**: May Book Club, Blind Date With a Book & Poetry Workshop: How to Read a Book - **Description**: Join a cozy, social book club: discuss How to Read a Book, create found poetry, play games & pick a surprise book!About this EventJoin Chicago Lit Society for a cozy, interactive book club night centered on Ho - **Date**: Fri May 29 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri May 29 2026 at 10:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/may-book-club-blind-date-with-a-book-and-poetry-workshop-how-to-read-a-book/100001987658300483 - **Venue**: Burning Bush Brewery - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy8xMGI4NjM1ZDEyYmJhMzZiZWY4ODdhNDBlZjBiNGU2YzcwM2Y3NWY1NmQ2Y2M1YmQ5YjIwOWZkOWUzNDE5MWM2LXJpbWctdzEwODAtaDEzNTAtZGNjOGRkZjAtZ21pci5qcGc_dj0xNzc2NzU1ODM5.avif - **Price**: USD 18 to 24 - **Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, meetups - **Event Name**: Let's Talk About Art: Love Is… - **Description**: In partnership with the Poetry Foundation and Rebuild, D+Composed revisits Love Is… , a program exploring love through poetry and music.About this EventD+Composed breathes new life into poetry and the written word through - **Date**: Thu Jun 04 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Jun 04 2026 at 08:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/lets-talk-about-art-love-is…/100001988863342797 - **Venue**: The Land School - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy83Y2I2OTYwYWQwNDFjOWUzNGQ4ODAxZDdiMWI1MGI2NTY2OGVhYTM0ZjBlZTI4ZmM0Mzc1OTc2YzQ0YWIyODg0LXJpbWctdzc4MS1oMzU5LWRjZmZmZmZmLWdtaXIuanBnP3Y9MTc3ODA3OTY1MQ.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment - **Event Name**: Days of Wonder: it is time to be very tender with our grief (June 22) - **Description**: an immersive performance experience by poet Marty McConnell with film by Lindsey Dorr-Niro and music by Patrick WojtakAbout this EventDays of Wonder: it is time to be very tender with our grie - **Date**: Mon Jun 22 2026 at 06:30 pm – Mon Jun 22 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/days-of-wonder-it-is-time-to-be-very-tender-with-our-grief-june-22/100001987151190704 - **Venue**: Elastic Arts - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czIvYmFubmVycy9hYjRiYzdjOWY0MDlkNTRlMDJlYTQyNDUxMmVjMDc2ZjcxZTNlNDI0ZmJkYjBkMmQ2NjAyMDY2MTkzYzc5N2IyLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYwMC1kYzAzMDMwNS1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzYxNzU0MDM.avif - **Price**: USD 15 - **Categories**: fitness, Art, Entertainment, literary-art - **Event Name**: Chicago Literary Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Ed Roberson - **Description**: Join us for the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award ceremony, honoring Ed Roberson.About this EventJoin us at the Poetry Foundation for the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s Fuller Award ceremony, honoring Ed - **Date**: Thu Jun 18 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu Jun 18 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/chicago-literary-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-ed-roberson/100001982910533785 - **Venue**: Poetry Foundation - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy82NDlmOGQ1NmIwYTk3Zjk5NTcwY2I5ODdmY2RhYTI3OTFhZjQwYWIyMDdkMGZjNTkxMzBjMDA1ZDMyMDNjMGUwLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDgwMC1kYzJkMTcxNy1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzEwMTAxODg.avif - **Price**: Free - **Categories**: art, literary-art - **Event Name**: Big Cheese Poetry Slam May 2026 - **Description**: A competitionAbout this EventWelcome to a new way to experience poetry: The Big Cheese Poetry Slam!! 🧀🧀🧀On the Last Tuesday o - **Date**: Tue May 26 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue May 26 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/big-cheese-poetry-slam-may-2026/100001986867673697 - **Venue**: Zhou B Art Center - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy9kNWIwZmQzZDNmY2M5ODk4M2NiOGVjZTMxZmJjMGYwYjM0MGVjY2MyMTBlYmEyNWY4NWJkNzM5NTU1OTQ0ZjViLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDY3Ni1kYzAxMDEwMC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3NzU5MTQ0Mzg.avif - **Price**: USD 10 to 20 - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Contests, Workshops ## Trending Events in Chicago - **Event Name**: Rock The Boat Chicago The Biggest All White Yacht Party Juneteenth Weekend - **Description**: The biggest All White daytime yacht party in Chicago. 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Get ready to experience a night filled with dazzling performances, pulsating beats, and endless fun under the starlit sky.📅 Da - **Venue**: 896 S Wells St - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a0d651125d1d.jpg - **Event Name**: Thread Theory Rug Making Class - **Description**: Join the Thread Theory Rug Making Class!Ready to get crafty? Come hang out with us in person and dive into the art of rug making. Comes with Two FREE drinks, Food by Chef, DJ, Make your own Custom Rug and Special Tr - **Venue**: Iridium 77 Lab - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb6a0e1cc707680.jpg - **Event Name**: 2-Day Chicago Event Planner Certification July 18-19, 2026 - **Description**: Anyone can plan an event with a folding table and a Costco membership.But companies and clients are not just paying for “put together.” They expect you to build and manage real budgets, create detailed timelines, co - **Venue**: Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb69e631a3c6a93.jpg ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top events in Chicago? - **A:** The Poetry Brothel Chicago: LIFE IS A CABARET (Fri Jun 12 2026 at 08:00 pm at Chicago Theater Works), PO JAM's: Poetic JustUs (Sat May 30 2026 at 08:00 pm at 950 W Fulton Market), Chicago Youth Poet Laureate Ceremony (Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library), IN PERSON: Mayda del Valle with Adrian Matejka (Tue Jun 02 2026 at 06:00 pm at The Arts Club of Chicago), D-Composed and Poetry Foundation Present: Love Is... (Thu Jun 04 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Land School). - **Q**: What are the top free events in Chicago? - **A:** PO JAM's: Poetic JustUs (Sat May 30 2026 at 08:00 pm at 950 W Fulton Market), Chicago Youth Poet Laureate Ceremony (Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library), D-Composed and Poetry Foundation Present: Love Is... (Thu Jun 04 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Land School), Blatant Gold 2026 (Tue Jun 09 2026 at 06:00 pm at Haymarket House), Poetry Reading: Orange by Noel Quiñones (Thu Jun 18 2026 at 07:00 pm at Women & Children First). - **Q**: What events are happening in Chicago in May 2026? - **A:** PO JAM's: Poetic JustUs (Sat May 30 2026 at 08:00 pm at 950 W Fulton Market), Chicago Youth Poet Laureate Ceremony (Thu May 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library), May Book Club, Blind Date With a Book & Poetry Workshop: How to Read a Book (Fri May 29 2026 at 07:30 pm at Burning Bush Brewery), Big Cheese Poetry Slam May 2026 (Tue May 26 2026 at 06:30 pm at Zhou B Art Center). - **Q**: How can I find events in Chicago? - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Chicago on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests. - **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Chicago? - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets. - **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Chicago? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Chicago include Chicago Theater Works, 950 W Fulton Market, Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library. - **Q**: What is the price range for events in Chicago? - **A:** Prices for events in Chicago range from USD 8 to USD 109. Many events also offer free entry. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Chicago? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Chicago include Feverup Events, Secret Party Society, Young Chicago Authors. - **Q**: Are there any online events available? - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. 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