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Celebrating Poetry in Chicago

04/05/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Chicago is a literary town.  This month the focus is on poetry--there's so much to do and see and hear. Sunday, April  7  at 1:30 pm is the 16th Annual Women’s International Open reading at Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee. Hosted by Nina Corwin, the event will feature Xanath Caraza, Kelly Davio, Marty McConnell, Simone Muench, Amy Newman and Rita Mae Reese. Marcia Pradzinski will be reading her poetry on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 pm at THE NEW STUDIO located at … [Read more...]

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Chicago Book Expo 2011

11/14/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Weighed Words just signed on to participate in the Chicago Book Expo 2011 this weekend, November 19 and 20, at the Uptown Goldblatt's Building (formerly Border's Books), 4720 N. Broadway. Put on by the Chicago Writers House Project, the expo will showcase more than 40 Chicago fiction and poetry presses in this pop-up bookstore.  The extravaganza also features an after-party concert on Saturday night by Joan of Arc and  the Uptown Poetry Slam at The Green Mill on Sunday.  And … [Read more...]

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