The Chicago Poetry Center presents “Blue Hour,” a free, monthly, in-person reading series and generative writing workshop.
Each event takes place at Haymarket House (800 W. Buena Ave.) and includes a brief open mic followed by two featured poets. Pre-registration is free and recommended. The open mic includes five readers drawn lottery-style from a hat that goes out at 7 p.m. The reading starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. Each open mic poet reads one poem or reads for three minutes, whichever comes first.
Event Type
In person
Extra Notes
September 16: Hussain Ahmed + Ali Black October 21: Mary Helen Callier + Andy Sia November 18: Alyssa Moore + Katherine Gibbel January 20: Cai Sherley + Preeti Parikh February 17: Ellie Black + Nick Martino March 17: Cathy Linh Che + Divya Victor + Karisma Price April 21: Mckendy Fils-Aime + Asha Futterman May 19: Eduardo Martínez-Leyva + Diana Cao. “Blue Hour” is a monthly poetry reading series with a generative writing workshop and open mic. Events take place on the third Wednesday of every month from September through May.