Chicago Poetry Tour Podcast podcast

Chicago Poetry Tour Podcast

From the neighborhood library of Gwendolyn Brooks, to the Union Stock Yards, where Chicago became Carl Sandburg’s “Hog Butcher for the World,” to the birthplace of slam poetry, the Chicago Poetry Tour explores the city’s history through its dynamic poets and poetry.

From the neighborhood library of Gwendolyn Brooks, to the Union Stock Yards, where Chicago became Carl Sandburg’s “Hog Butcher for the World,” to the birthplace of slam poetry, the Chicago Poetry Tour explores the city’s history through its dynamic poets and poetry.

 

#23

South Side Community Arts Center

Established in 1940 by the WPA's Federal Art Project, the South Side Community Art Center ... more

19 Oct 2010

09 MINS

09:13

19 Oct 2010


#22

Hall Library

One of the 20th century's most significant poets, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about race in Ame... more

05 Oct 2010

24 MINS

24:28

05 Oct 2010


#21

Bronzeville

Margaret Walker's signature poem "For My People" encompasses the strengths and struggles o... more

21 Sep 2010

08 MINS

08:13

21 Sep 2010


#20

DuSable Museum

The DuSable Museum is one of the nation's premier institutions dedicated to the history, a... more

07 Sep 2010

08 MINS

08:36

07 Sep 2010


#19

Pilsen

Pilsen was a diverse neighborhood in Chicago long before anybody used the word “diversity.... more

24 Aug 2010

14 MINS

14:17

24 Aug 2010


#18

The Green Mill

Marc Smith conceived the worldwide phenomenon of slam poetry at the Green Mill in the 1980... more

10 Aug 2010

06 MINS

06:08

10 Aug 2010


#17

Danny's Tavern

The neighborhood of Bucktown is home to Danny's Tavern and Myopic Books, two hot spots in ... more

27 Jul 2010

08 MINS

08:01

27 Jul 2010


#16

The Newberry Library

The Newberry Library is an independent research library, and has twice served as the home ... more

13 Jul 2010

08 MINS

08:21

13 Jul 2010


#15

New Chinatown

Li-Young Lee grew up in this immigrant neighborhood, and his poem "The Cleaving" depicts h... more

29 Jun 2010

11 MINS

11:52

29 Jun 2010


#14

Graceland Cemetery

This tour stop includes poetry addressed to graves in Chicago's ritzy Graceland Cemetery. ... more

15 Jun 2010

08 MINS

08:46

15 Jun 2010


#13

Maxwell Street

Home to street venders and musicians alike, Maxwell Street was one of Chicago's most vibra... more

01 Jun 2010

07 MINS

07:36

01 Jun 2010


#12

The Velvet Lounge

Sterling Plumpp dubs the Velvet Lounge a "shrine to jazz," and explains how jazz fuels his... more

18 May 2010

09 MINS

09:10

18 May 2010


#11

Chess Records

The Great Migration gave birth to a new brand of blues in Chicago, and Chess Records helpe... more

04 May 2010

07 MINS

07:16

04 May 2010


#10

Stock Yard Gate

Union Stock Yard Gate is all that remains of the mile-wide livestock market that provided ... more

20 Apr 2010

06 MINS

06:11

20 Apr 2010


#9

Haymarket Monument

Featuring Bucky Halker, Wobblies, and Studs Terkel, this segment explores the dynamic poet... more

06 Apr 2010

10 MINS

10:21

06 Apr 2010


#8

The El Train

The El, or the elevated train system, is one of Chicago’s most distinctive features, “the ... more

23 Mar 2010

07 MINS

07:17

23 Mar 2010


#7

Harold Washington Library

Harold Washington was elected as Chicago’s first African American mayor in 1983. Gwendolyn... more

09 Mar 2010

09 MINS

09:14

09 Mar 2010


#6

Walking to Harold Washington Library

In 1912, Harriet Monroe founded Poetry magazine as a forum for modernist poetry. Featured ... more

23 Feb 2010

06 MINS

06:02

23 Feb 2010


#5

Fine Arts Building

Renovated in 1898 to create studios for musicians, artists, and writers, the Fine Arts Bui... more

09 Feb 2010

05 MINS

05:42

09 Feb 2010


#4

Cliff Dwellers Club

In the early 20th century, the Cliff Dwellers Club hosted poets at all stages of their car... more

26 Jan 2010

04 MINS

04:55

26 Jan 2010


#3

Art Institute of Chicago

The Art Institute was surrounded by railyards when it was first built, emblematic of Chica... more

12 Jan 2010

11 MINS

11:00

12 Jan 2010


#2

Chicago Cultural Center

Originally the Chicago Public Library, the Cultural Center provides an ideal atmosphere fo... more

29 Dec 2009

08 MINS

08:50

29 Dec 2009


#1

Confronting the Warpland

"Confronting the Warpland: Black Poets of Chicago" is a one-hour radio documentary present... more

22 Feb 2008

58 MINS

58:46

22 Feb 2008