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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 on the community:

Literago
literature in Chicago, focusing on notable current affairs and special events
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 publishers:

After Hours Press
Featherproof Books
Fractal Edge Press


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

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
co-published by Larry Sawyer and Lina ramona Vitkauskas
PoetryPoetry
remarkable links, diverse library
Universe of Poetry
a global anthology, directed by Rachel Webster and Richard Fammeree


selected independent booksellers in Chicago

Seminary Co-Op Bookstore
serving Hyde Park and the University of Chicago; specializing in hard-to-find books and academic press
Women & Children First Bookstore
serving Andersonville, Uptown, and Edgewater; emphasis on feminist and children's literature
Unabridged Books
serving Lakeview and Lincoln Park; emphasis on LGBT/Q literature
Powell's Bookstores
at 3 locations: Lincoln Park, the Loop, and Hyde Park; new and used books; emphasis on classics, history, arts & letters
Myopic Bookstore
serving Wicker Park and Bucktown; eclectic selection with particularly good literature and criticism sections

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