On an uncharacteristically rainy and cold April afternoon, Abe Louise Young stood in the Evanston gallery Space 900, gripping stacks of paperclipped letters. She was..
With ‘Louder Than A Bomb’ (LTAB), the world’s largest youth poetry slam competition, Young Chicago Authors provides the performers a platform to showcase their talent...
People may talk about poems as though they exist in the past, but the craft is anything but stagnant. In order to recognize this, The..
“Poetry is life distilled” – Gwendolyn Brooks From slam poetry to literary magazines, youth writing organizations to historic libraries, Chicago holds a rich poetry scene...
Finding the entry points in Chicago’s poetry community Hearkening back to the days of Gwendolyn Brooks, Chicago has a history of making sure poetry is..
Astrology may have been around for thousands of years, but there has been a recent resurgence on social media. With self-proclaimed astrologers taking over Twitter,..
A barrage of unruly curls — springy and full of life — sits atop Adrienne Baskin’s head, projecting a sense of rebellion that matches her..
In 2006, Tarana Burke created the nonprofit organization Just Be Inc. in order to provide resources and support for survivors of rape and sexual assault. She had..
College is expensive. Books, housing, transportation, and increasingly, tuition. In fact, tuition and fees at top national private universities have significantly outpaced inflation. Without adjusting..
“My name is Dennis White. I’m 63 years old. And my brain is dying.” Dennis White, a Massachusetts resident, was diagnosed with a terminal..