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literary-poetry

August 2025

Esteem Awards Poetry Slam

August 2 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Esteem Awards Present: Red, Pink, & Purple Polka Dot Poetry Slam

Sidetrack 3349 N. Halsted, Chicago, IL, United States

Free

Chicago's Soul at the Parks Gwendolyn Brooks and Curtis Mayfield

August 16 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Chicago’s Soul: The Words and Music of Gwendolyn Brooks and Curtis Mayfield @Warren

Free

Reading Came First

August 17 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

‘Reading Came First’ Book Club (Mttg. #9): Invisible Life by E. Lynn Harris

Nobody's Darling 1744 West Balmoral Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Free

Reading Outside Straight Lines

August 17 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Reading Outside Straight Lines: Queer Voices. Bold Stories.

Skeleton Key Brewery 8102 Lemont Rd. Unit 300, Woodridge, IL, United States

Safe Spiritual Spaces Octavia Butler

August 23 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Reimagining Faith Within & Beyond the Church

Center on Cottage Grove 6323 S Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Free

September 2025

40th Annual Printers Row Lit Fest

September 6 - September 7

40th Annual Printers Row Lit Fest

Free

Chicago's Soul at the Parks Gwendolyn Brooks and Curtis Mayfield

September 13 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Chicago’s Soul: The Words and Music of Gwendolyn Brooks and Curtis Mayfield @Garfield

Free