Tuesday, April 28, 2015

this could be you!

You never know where your 1st ofr 50th book will take you on the speaking circuit!
What are you waiting for?
She'll tell her story and get paid for it.
When you tell others your story, where are the financial gains?
info@higherlearningnetwork.org

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

no one will ever know....

Your story!
No One will ever know all the trials and tribulations because you didn't have the time,
didn't take the time, or wouldn't make the time to tell your story.


Your story could be the difference between life and death!
Is this your story?

How will you be remembered when you're gone?


Monday, April 13, 2015

publish or perish?

Just because you're having  issues with getting that story out of your head onto paper, doesn't mean the world is going to end.  You thought you had problems. You really don't, you just don't have the answers.  That's what we are here for.

Nothing is ever as bad as it seems, especially when it comes to writing!
Afraid to move forward because you don't have the funding?
We have information on that too!
Email us today, now!
info@higherlearningnetwork.org


Monday, April 6, 2015

poetry foundation event




Chicago: April 6 – April 20

Featured Event
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Poetry Foundation 
Saturday, April 18, 10:00 AM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission
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Chicago SLam WOrks
Monday, April 6, 7:30 PM
Haymarket Pub & Brewery
737 West Randolph Street
$8 Admission 

Poetery Founation
Tuesday, April 7, 7:00PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

Poetry Foundation
Wednesday, April 8, 10:00 AM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission


Chicago PUblic Library
Wednesday, April 8, 6:00 PM
Bezazian Branch
1226 West Ainslie Street
Free admission

Chicago Public Library
Wednesday, April 8, 6:30 PM
Blackstone Branch
4904 South Lake Park Avenue
Free admission


Elizabeth's Crazy Little THing
Wednesday, April 8, 9:00 PM
Phyllis' Musical Inn
1800 West Division Street
Free admission

Poetry Foundation & the Art Institute of Chicago & the Consulate General of Ireland
Thursday, April 9, 6:30PM
Fullerton Hall
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Free admission

Illinois State Poetry Society
Saturday, April 11, 1:00 PM
Pontiac Public Library
211 East Madison Street
Pontiac, IL
Free admission 

Deerfield Public Library
Saturday, April 11, 1:30 PM
Deerfield Public Library
920 Waukegan Road
Deerfield, IL
Free admission 

Women and Children First
Saturday, April 11, 7:00 PM
Women and Children's First
5233 North Clark Street
$7–$10 admission 

Illinois State Poetry Society
Sunday, April 12, 1:00 PM
Lisle Public Library
777 Front Street
Lisle, IL
Free admission 

Woman Made Gallery
Sunday, April 12, 1:30 PM
Woman Made Gallery
685 North Milwaukee Avenue
Free admission


Green Mill Jazz Club
Sunday, April 12, 7:00 PM
Green Mill Jazz Club
4802 North Broadway Avenue
$7 admission 

Poetry Foundation
Monday, April 13, 4:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission
RSVP to rsvp@poetryfoundation.org

Seminary Co-Op Bookstore
Monday, April 13, 6:00 PM
Seminary Co-op Bookstore
5751 South Woodlawn Avenue
Free admission

Poetry Foundation
Wednesday, April 15, 10:00 AM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

Chicago Public Library
Wednesday, April 15, 6:00 PM
Bezazian Branch
1226 West Ainslie Street
Free admission 

The Book Cellar
Wednesday, April 15, 7:00 PM
The Book Cellar
4736-38 North Lincoln Avenue
Free admission 

Poetry Foundation
Wednesday, April 15, 7:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

Chicago PUblic Library
Thursday, April 16, 3:00 PM
Kelly Branch
6151 South Normal Boulevard
Free admission

Chicago Public Library
Thursday, April 16, 4:00 PM
North Austin Branch
5724 West North Avenue
Free admission

University of Chicago Poetics
Thursday, April 16, 6:00 PM
Logan Center
915 East 60th Street
Free admission

Chicago Public Library
Thursday, April 16, 6:30 PM
Lincoln Belmont Branch
1659 West Melrose Street
Free admission 

Poetry Foundation
Thursday, April 16, 7:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

Guild LIterary Complex
Wednesday, April 15, 7:30 PM
La Bruquena Restaurant
2726 W. Division Avenue
$5 suggested donation

University of Chicago Poetics
Friday, April 17, 1:00 PM
Rosenwald Hall
1101 East 58th Street
Free admission 

Chicago Public Library
Friday, April 17, 3:00 PM
Richard M. Daley West Humboldt Branch
733 North Kedzie Avenue
Free admisssion

Guild LIterary Complex
Friday, April 17, 5:45 PM
Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Free admission 

Illinois Humanities Council
Friday, April 17, 6:00 PM
Northwestern University, Thorne Auditorium
375 East Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL
Free admission, RSVP here

Poetry Foundation
Saturday, April 18, 10:00 AM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

Chicago Public Library
Saturday, April 18, 1:00 PM
Woodson Regional Branch
9525 South Halsted Street
Free admission

Chicago Public Library
Saturday, April 18, 1:00 PM
Richard M. Daley West Humboldt Branch
733 North Kedzie Avenue
Free admission 

Chicago PUblic Library
Saturday, April 18, 2:00 PM
North Austin Branch
5724 West North Avenue
Free admission 

Chicago Public Library
Saturday, April 18, 2:30 PM
Beverly Branch
1962 West 95th Street
Free admission 

Green Mill Jazz Club
Sunday, April 19, 7:00 PM
Green Mill Jazz Club
4802 North Broadway Avenue
$7 admission 

Waiting 4 The Bus
Monday, April 20, 7:00 PM
Powell's Bookstore University Village
1218 South Halsted Street
Donation requested

Poetry Foundation
Tuesday, April 21, 7:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission


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Ongoing

Poetry Foundation
March 20 – May 29
Open Monday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Poetry Foundation
61 West Superior Street
Free admission

Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation provides resources for parents and teachers to cultivate a lifelong love of poetry in children.
Submit an event
If you would like your poetry event to be included in the Around the City Newsletter, please e-mail media@poetryfoundation.org with a web link to your event site. Also include the event sponsor or series, names of featured poets, and date and time.
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7:00 PM:This event will feature a screening of the documentary The End of the Night Stick: Confronting Police Brutality in Chicago. A panel of poets and organizers including Darrell Cannon, Kristiana Rae Colón, Britteney Black Rose Kapri, and Malcolm London will respond to the film and discuss how they address violence in their writing and communities.