# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte: Poetry Reading and Q & A
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Celebrate National Poetry Month with Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte.  Named in July 2025 as the 6th Illinois Poet Laureate, writer Mark Turcotte (Turtle Mountain Band Anishinaabe) lived his early years on North Dakota’s Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation and in the migrant camps of the western US. He is author of several books, including The Feathered Heart and Exploding Chippewas.  His work has appeared in many national and international literary journals and anthologies, including the new and first ever Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry. His poem, “Dear New Blood,” was recently featured on the poetry podcast, Poetry Unbound. He lives in Chicago, and since 2009, has been Senior Lecturer and Distinguished-Writer-In-Residence in the English Dept at DePaul University in Chicago.

Evergreen Park Communuty High School creative art students Juliana Bosch, Ivan Ruiz, and Louise Brady will recite their poems.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/evergreen-park/illinois-poet-laureate-mark-turcotte-poetry-reading-and-q-and-a/200029817148720
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, music, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Evergreen Park
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park, IL, United States, Illinois 60805
- **lat**: 41.72217
- **long**: -87.70105
- **full address**: 9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park, IL, United States, Illinois 60805

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- **organizer**: Evergreen Park Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/evergreen-park-public-library/12053548)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 9400 S Troy Ave, Evergreen Park, IL, United States, Illinois 60805
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Evergreen Park Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, music, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Illinois Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte: Poetry Reading and Q & A ?
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