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Announcing an Open Mic at After-Words Bookstore on Sunday, October 13, from 3 to 5:30 p.m.
Featuring members of the Illinois State Poetry Society and Poets & Patrons of Chicago. The theme is Autumn or Halloween poems, but bring any of your good stuff to share!! Refreshments will be served.
After-Words Bookstore 23 E. Illinois Street, Chicago 60611
To RSVP e-mail poetsandpatrons@gmail.com
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featuring a reading of winning poems from
the 63rd annual Chicagoland Poetry Contest and the
Helen Schaible International Sonnet Contest
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Poets & Patrons is a group of
poets who encourage others
to write and appreciate poetry.
Wilda Morris © 2017
Wilda Morris © 2017
Poets & Patrons was founded in 1954. It is dedicated to supporting poetry development in the Chicagoland area. It does this through sponsoring and hosting congenial, professional workshops at The Harold Washington Library; running an annual Chicagoland Poetry Contest with modest cash awards for multiple categories; facilitating free writing workshops at area museums and outdoor venues (Write! Chicago); and an annual Awards Ceremony. Poets & Patrons is an excellent vehicle for defining your work, meeting with other fine poets for unique critiques, and exploring with others the power of well-crafted verse.
Poets & Patrons is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to
supporting poetry development
in the Chicagoland area.
Introduction
We meet in workshops four times a year and have started a series of meetings called Write! Chicago, where poets gather in a specific Chicago location and write afterwards. The workshops are designed to increase skill in writing both traditional and non-traditional poetry. We also sponsor 2 contests each year. Please see our Contest page for more information.
Unless otherwise noted, the workshops will be in room 6-N on the third floor of the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Poets & Patrons evolved from a common desire to promote a meeting ground for poets and poet enthusiasts in the Chicago area. Learn more ⟶
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