American Writers Festival: Poetry as Storytelling [CHICAGO]

Name: American Writers Festival: Poetry as Storytelling [CHICAGO] — Eve L. Ewing
Start: 2026-06-07T14:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-07T15:20:00-0400
Location: Harold Washington Library Center (AWF - Pritzker Auditorium)

Sunday, June 7, 2026
2:00 PM 3:20 PM 14:00 15:20

Harold Washington Library Center (AWF - Pritzker Auditorium) 400 South State Street Chicago, IL, 60605 United States (map)

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Three of America’s leading poets discuss how to use poetic forms to tell stories, reveal characters, and express memory. Plus, Maggie Smith reads from her new book A Suit or a Suitcase. Eve L. Ewing is an award-winning poet and scholar and Mayda del Valle is the Poet Laureate of the City of Chicago.

Book signing times (all signings take place in the First Floor Lobby of the library)
🖊️Eve L. Ewing: 3:00 – 3:20

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