Calling all writers! Bring your work to share — poems, lyrics, stories, jokes, plays — all forms of writing are welcome! We may even create some new work on the spot.
This event will be great practice if you plan to share your work at ChiTeen Lit Fest on April 25th! We’ll have permission slips on hand so you can be ready to join us on the bus to the fest.
Open to teens in grades 6-12.
Come join us to celebrate a night of Poetry, Culture and Music at the Humboldt Park Boathouse, May 30, at 7 pm. Poet, writer, and filmmaker, Carlos Jimenez Flores, will be co-hosting the event with the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. Additionally, other talented local poets will be delighting the audience with their work and performance, among them: Lisa Cruz, Hiram Morales, Javier Valentin, Charlie Serrano and Nadya Henriquez.
There will be live music by writer and composer, Victoria Rojas, an amazing young woman with a unique voice and style. Similarly, former World Champion Boxer, Luis Mateo, will be entertaining us with a bachata performance to bring Latin flavor to the event.
We look forward to your participating.
Note: If you are a poet and would like to participate, please the Puerto Rican Cultural Center at 773-394-4935 and ask for Nadya.
Let’s Enjoy our Night of Poetry!
Emily Thornton Calvo, a poet and artist, wanted an easy way to combine two art forms, so she developed “wall poems” and will show you how to do the same very thing. Whether you want to sell single copies of your poems by creating art prints or make original art, this demo will help you make the most of each word and every space.
Emily’s work has been published in numerous publications, as well as featured at venues including Loyola University, the Art Institute of Chicago, Women & Children First and the Poetry Slam at the Green Mill, CPL Harold Washington Library Center, The Art Center in Highland Park, the Elmhurst Art Museum and many Chicago galleries.
Open to teens age 12-18