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... or our links section, by most descriptions. The links below lead to organizations in e-poets.net's immediate neighborhood, whether that is defined as in or near Chicago, or in or near the creative space e-poets.net inhabits.
news and information on the community:
- Literago
- literature in Chicago, focusing on notable current affairs and special events
- Chicago Poetry Calendar on Blogspot.com
- live literature in Chicago, with diverse contributions from local presenters
- LitLine
- self-described website "for the independent literary community", with an Illinois emphasis
- Chicago Postmodern Poetry
- occasional info on the experimental and aesthetic fringe of Chicago writing
poetry & spoken word presenters, Chicago:
- Guild Complex
- Poetry Center of Chicago
- Poetry Foundation
- the NeoFuturists
- Myopic Books
- Danny's Reading Series
- Mental Graffiti
- monthly slam, third Monday of each month; near northwest side, downtown Chicago
- Homolatte
- LGBT/Q venue featuring original words and music bi-weekly
- Uptown Poetry Slam
- the world's original poetry slam
selected Chicago and regional publishers:
- Apparatus Magazine
- After Hours Press
- Dancing Girl Press
- FC2, "fiction collective two"
- Featherproof Books
- Fractal Edge Press
- Free Lunch, Glenview IL
- Rhino Magazine, Evanston IL
- Spineless Books
- Virtual Artists Collective
Chicago venues and workshops:
- Chicago Public Library
- authors live, online, and (of course) in print, with branches citywide
- Spareroom Chicago
- interdisciplinary venue and rehearsal space
- Uptown Writers' Space
- writers' workshop, meeting place, and creative "greenhouse"
Chicago broadcast language arts:
- Vocalo
- broadcast and webcast site for DIY radio; features a mix of hiphop and performance poetry with music and interview
- Third Coast International Audio Festival
- festival for audio arts and documentary, including narrative
- This American Life
- first-person storytelling in radio and television
- Wordslingers
- Michael Watson's radio juggernaut of spoken word and interview on WLUW-FM
- Radio Arte, WRTE
- broadcasting youth- and community-interest programming from Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood
youth programs and education
- Kuumba Lynx
- urban arts culture with positive hip-hop spirit
- Young Chicago Authors
- keystone literacy and after-school program for Chicago teens
- GirlSpeak
- online zine/venue for teen women artists
Chicago e-journals and blogs:
- Fengi
- edited by Greg Gillam
- Bookslut
- literature and book business buzz for die-hard readers
- Ink and Ashes
- co-published by Lauren Levato and Franceso Levato
- Milk Magazine
- published by Larry Sawyer
- PoetryPoetry
- remarkable links, diverse library
- Universe of Poetry
- a global anthology, directed by Rachel Webster and Richard Fammeree
selected independent booksellers in the Chicago region
- Book Cellar
- on Lincoln Square; frequent special events and kid-friendly; also has a nice café with wine for the grown-ups
- Myopic Bookstore
- serving Wicker Park and Bucktown; eclectic selection with particularly good literature and criticism sections
- Powell's Bookstores
- at 3 locations: Lincoln Park, the Loop, and Hyde Park; new and used books; emphasis on classics, history, arts & letters
- Seminary Co-Op Bookstore
- serving Hyde Park and the University of Chicago; specializing in hard-to-find books and academic press
- Tianguis Bookstore
- in Pilsen, offering "books, tea, cultura"
- Unabridged Books
- serving Lakeview and Lincoln Park; emphasis on LGBT/Q literature
- Women & Children First Bookstore
- serving Andersonville, Uptown, and Edgewater; emphasis on feminist and children's literature
- Woodland Pattern
- Milwaukee's literary bookstore and cultural center with an enviable collection of small press, poetry, and hard-to-find titles
Chicago:
Milwaukee:
esteemed neighbors, worldwide:
- Alt-X
- "where the digerati meet the literati"
- Electronic Book Review
- matrix for advanced critique and new writing in the electronic domain
- trAce online writing workshop archive
- Nottingham-Trent University's site for e-writing
- eliterature.org's directory
- catalog of e-lit' works from around the world
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