Poetry slam events in Naperville, IL

Big Cheese Poetry Slam
Tue, Mar 31, 7:00 PM
Chicago · Zhou B Art Center
Big Cheese Poetry Slam
Tue, Mar 31, 7:00 PM
Chicago · Zhou B Art Center
Poetry & Pole
Fri, Mar 13, 6:30 PM
Aurora · AC'S Pub
Poetry & Pole
Fri, Mar 13, 6:30 PM
Aurora · AC'S Pub
Get Lit: Speakeasy Rhymes
Tue, Apr 14, 5:30 PM
Chicago · American Writers Museum
Get Lit: Speakeasy Rhymes
Tue, Apr 14, 5:30 PM
Chicago · American Writers Museum
THURSDAYZ NITE LIVE! "Po-Pimpin Punchlines & Poetry"
Thursday at 9:00 PM + 7 more
Evanston · Culture Connects 707
THURSDAYZ NITE LIVE! "Po-Pimpin Punchlines & Poetry"
Thursday at 9:00 PM + 7 more
Evanston · Culture Connects 707
Big Cheese Poetry Workshop
Tue, Mar 31, 5:30 PM
Chicago · Zhou B Art Center
Big Cheese Poetry Workshop
Tue, Mar 31, 5:30 PM
Chicago · Zhou B Art Center
Open Mic and Art Exhibition - The Painted Tongue
Thu, Mar 19, 7:00 PM + 10 more
Oak Park · Creative Minds - Center of the Arts
Open Mic and Art Exhibition - The Painted Tongue
Thu, Mar 19, 7:00 PM + 10 more
Oak Park · Creative Minds - Center of the Arts
Free Poetry Writing Workshop and Poetry Reading hosted by Audacious Don
Sat, Mar 28, 1:00 PM
Chicago · Legler Regional Library, Chicago Public Library
Free Poetry Writing Workshop and Poetry Reading hosted by Audacious Don
Sat, Mar 28, 1:00 PM
Chicago · Legler Regional Library, Chicago Public Library
Water to Water: Gaza Renga - Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)
Mon, Apr 20, 6:00 PM
Chicago · American Writers Museum
Water to Water: Gaza Renga - Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)
Mon, Apr 20, 6:00 PM
Chicago · American Writers Museum
Open Mic Night @ Tipsy's Tap
Wednesday at 8:00 PM
Berwyn · Tipsy's Tap
Open Mic Night @ Tipsy's Tap
Wednesday at 8:00 PM
Berwyn · Tipsy's Tap
AAPM Midwest Chapter Spring Meeting 2026
Sat, Apr 11, 7:30 AM
Oak Brook · The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald's Campus
AAPM Midwest Chapter Spring Meeting 2026
Sat, Apr 11, 7:30 AM
Oak Brook · The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald's Campus
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“The Soul of Black Poetry": Celebrating and Centering Beauty of Blackness
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Evanston · YWCA Evanston/North Shore
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“The Soul of Black Poetry": Celebrating and Centering Beauty of Blackness
Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Evanston · YWCA Evanston/North Shore
RNB & POETRY
Sun, Mar 15, 7:00 PM
Roselle · 675 Irving Park Rd
RNB & POETRY
Sun, Mar 15, 7:00 PM
Roselle · 675 Irving Park Rd
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, Mar 5, 7:00 PM + 4 more
Bolingbrook · Bolingbrook
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, Mar 5, 7:00 PM + 4 more
Bolingbrook · Bolingbrook
Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair
Tue, Mar 10, 5:30 PM
Chicago · American Writers Museum
Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair
Tue, Mar 10, 5:30 PM
Chicago · American Writers Museum
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Spoken Word Poetry
Friday at 6:30 PM + 14 more
Chicago · Urban Luxe Cafe
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Spoken Word Poetry
Friday at 6:30 PM + 14 more
Chicago · Urban Luxe Cafe
Chicago New Books
Thu, May 7, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Chicago New Books
Thu, May 7, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
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SMOOCH'S POETRY NIGHT
Friday at 7:00 PM
Chicago · 1658 W 35th St
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SMOOCH'S POETRY NIGHT
Friday at 7:00 PM
Chicago · 1658 W 35th St
Patricia Smith, Ashley M. Jones, Donika Kelly, Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Thu, Apr 23, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Patricia Smith, Ashley M. Jones, Donika Kelly, Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Thu, Apr 23, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, Mar 5, 7:00 PM + 4 more
Palatine · Palatine
Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!
Thu, Mar 5, 7:00 PM + 4 more
Palatine · Palatine
Staff & Friends Reading
Thu, May 14, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation
Staff & Friends Reading
Thu, May 14, 6:00 PM
Chicago · Poetry Foundation

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Big Cheese Poetry Slam

Big Cheese Poetry Slam

Poetry & Pole

Poetry & Pole

Get Lit: Speakeasy Rhymes

Get Lit: Speakeasy Rhymes

THURSDAYZ NITE LIVE! "Po-Pimpin Punchlines & Poetry"

THURSDAYZ NITE LIVE! "Po-Pimpin Punchlines & Poetry"

Big Cheese Poetry Workshop

Big Cheese Poetry Workshop

Open Mic and Art Exhibition - The Painted Tongue

Open Mic and Art Exhibition - The Painted Tongue

Free Poetry Writing Workshop and Poetry Reading hosted by Audacious Don

Free Poetry Writing Workshop and Poetry Reading hosted by Audacious Don

Water to Water: Gaza Renga - Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)

Water to Water: Gaza Renga - Marilyn Hacker & Deema Shehabi (IN PERSON)

Open Mic Night @ Tipsy's Tap

Open Mic Night @ Tipsy's Tap

AAPM Midwest Chapter Spring Meeting 2026

AAPM Midwest Chapter Spring Meeting 2026

“The Soul of Black Poetry": Celebrating and Centering Beauty of Blackness

“The Soul of Black Poetry": Celebrating and Centering Beauty of Blackness

RNB & POETRY

RNB & POETRY

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair

Get Lit: Grown-Up Book Fair

Spoken Word Poetry

Spoken Word Poetry

Chicago New Books

Chicago New Books

SMOOCH'S POETRY NIGHT

SMOOCH'S POETRY NIGHT

Patricia Smith, Ashley M. Jones, Donika Kelly, Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Patricia Smith, Ashley M. Jones, Donika Kelly, Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

Staff & Friends Reading

Staff & Friends Reading

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