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Cumulative Program List
The following is a master list of all Poets House programs held from 1986 through 2024.
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In-Person New Works: Latif Askia Ba and Rob Macaisa Colgate – Jun 5
27th Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge– Jun 2
New Works: Elaine Equi and Joanna Fuhrman – May 21
Poets Out Loud: An LGBTQ+ Writing Group – May 17
In-Person 4-Week Workshop: KC Trommer: City Poet: Writing Ekphrasis – May 17 – Jun 7
Passwords: Victoria Chang on Lorine Niedecker’s ‘Condensery’ – May 14
In-Person 3 Hour Workshop: Joan Kwon Glass: Famished Ghosts – May 10
New Works: Kenzie Allen and Elise Paschen– May 8
Passwords: Rigoberto González on Leo Romero – May 6
Hybrid 4-Week Workshop: Mya Matteo Alexice: The Art of the Unknown – May 6 – May 27
New Works: Christopher Brunt and Timothy Liu – May 1
Hybrid 6-Week Workshop: Keisha-Gaye Anderson: Witness and Resistance – Apr 30 – Jun 4
Celebrating Parnassus with Herb Leibowitz and Friends – Apr 30
In-Person 3-Hour Intensive: Dorothea Lasky: Poetry a
Bronzeville
Why we love it
Bronzeville is a center for African-American life and culture in Chicago. Historically known as the city’s “Black Metropolis,” Bronzeville has a sturdy sense of pride in its influential history and cultural scene.
Immerse yourself in this art-filled community, where you’ll find a diverse array of galleries, historic landmarks, and lively events like the annual Bud Billiken Parade, the nation’s largest African-American parade, which draws more than one million spectators each August.
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Take a walk through history: This community is recognizable for its rich history and a flourishing, modern-day renaissance. Bronzeville’s cultural contributions are vast — it was once home to Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, civil rights activist Ida B. Wells, celebrated musician Louis Armstrong, and more.
Throughout the 1950s, the neighborhood was known for its bustling commercial areas, popular music clubs, and community of intellectuals and social activists. Today, Bronzeville is embracing its legacy as a mecca for civil rights, jazz, blues, and gospel music. You’ll also find an array of coffee shops, bistro
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Whaz Crackin’ Gran?! (This is something I used to say to her when I “called her” to make sure she was home before coming to sit with her and visit to keep her company, or before coming to pay “some nights” with her during the week, after I would get off from work) - This was between the years 2016-2018 (7-9 years ago) in “both apartments” (1st was near 76th Highway & 2nd was proximate Bradley Road where Knock, Karen & I helped her move to). I enjoyed spending my “extra time” with her (outside of working) during my “few years stay” in Milwaukee and did not mind it at all, considering all that BOTH her & Dad had done for me as I grew up - until it was requested by “Knock” not to come, in which I made Gran aware of, and I stopped coming “per the request” and I left in harmony. However, I am still grateful for the second that was spent with BOTH “Gran” & “Dad” throughout the years and thankful to have had them BOTH as grandparents (who were more enjoy “parents”). They both lived a “long life” and had seen and experienced many things throughout their lifetimes which also included how things have ch
Gayborhood
If you want to Have a Gay Mature Time...note Clockwise from top left: Rainbow Crosswalk (NE Santa Monica Blvd. and San Vincente Blvd.) in West Hollywood, Los Angeles; S. 13th St. and Walnut St. outside of Woody’s Gay Bar in Philadelphia’s Gayborhood (not just a trope, but the district’s actual nickname); the former site of Outwrite Queer woman and Gay Bookstore & Coffeehouse on the right-hand corner of 10th St. and N. Piedmont Ave. in Atlanta; and the S. Castro St.-Market St. intersection in San Francisco’s Castro District.
Fidel Castro:Ah, they're not so bad. They even named a street after me in San Francisco. [Castro's aide whispers in his ear]It's full of WHAT?!
— The Simpsons
A Cast Full of Gay in real life. It's the part of a major city where its LGBT+ community either lives or visits t
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