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Franklin’s new release Too Much Midnight blends visual and literary arts, and is the 2020 rebellion book of the year…

InterviewGuest UserJuly 22, 2020Visual Arts, Arts For Illinois Original, Poetry, Literature

Having grown up in Oak Park, Illinois, I never cease to appreciate the beauty of the Ginkgo tree. From its spiritual symbolism to its rich, scientific history, it serves as a lovely reminder of hope, strength, unity, and courage - especially now during this time of uncertainty.

Creative WritingDanielle BolingMarch 31, 2020Poetry, Nature

In Her Arms (As We Deal with the Coronavirus) - A Poem

This is my latest piece of poetry. As we deal with COVID-19 I am writing to confront the situation we're in, and staying as creative as I can be.

Creative WritingUniverSouLoveMarch 30, 2020Made From Home, Poetry, For Adults

Crushing On You from A Far

A COVID-19 love poem and graphic design. I have been combining graphic design with poetry to create simple, yet moving pieces of art to address this crisis in unique and positive ways.

Creative WritingUniverSouLove aka Christopher D. SimsMarch 30, 2020Poetry, Creative Writing, Performance

Moraine

Composed by maeve & quinn and performed in 2019 with the Chicago Composers Orchestra and featuring the composers as soloists.

Performancemaeve & quinnMarch 30, 2020Music, Poetry, Multi-Disciplinary, New Music, Classical

Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards

The Guild Literary Complex is a community-based literary organization that presents and supports diverse, divergent, and emerging voices through innovative literary programs including performances and readings.

Creative WritingGuild Literary ComplexMarch 30, 2020Poetry, Performance, Creative Writing

Ours Poetica

A tri-weekly video series that captures the intimacy and physicality of holding a book while engaging with a poem read by a distinctive voice, presented by the Poetry Foundation and Complexly.

Creative WritingPoetry FoundationMarch 30, 2020Storytelling, Poetry

Barbara Gaines shares Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare

Chicago Shakespeare Theater founder and Artistic Director Barbara Gaines shares William Shakespeare's Sonnet 29.

PerformanceChicago Shakespeare TheaterMarch 27, 2020Theater, Poetry, Made From Home, All Ages

Poems In a Time of Plague

Inventor, designer, raconteur and (English) man of the world Matt Binns shares poems of love, life, humor, happiness, desperation and pain in his nightly recitation.

PerformanceMatt BinnsMarch 26, 2020For Adults, Poetry, Storytelling

Immigrant Art and Thought on the Page, the Radio and the Stage

To preserve and highlight the cultural imprint and contributions of the Spanish-speaking Latino population in the United States, contratiempo programming includes our flagship quarterly publication, revista contratiempo, our annual Poesía en Abril poetry festival, co-presented with DePaul University, and our contratiempo radio hour at Lumpen Radio in Chicago.

Creative Writing, Featuredcontratiempo nfpMarch 24, 2020Magazine, Music, Podcast, Poetry, Multi-Disciplinary