Don't let the big shoulders fool you. Chicago has the heart of apoet.
The nation is celebrating poetry month - as April has beendeemed - but Chicagoans don't have to be reminded to recognize theart form. It is alive and well here. Every week poetry buffs canfind a generous offering of poetry performances, slams, lectures anddiscussion groups at cultural centers, bookstores and watering holes.
And, like New York and London, the city even has poetry in itspublic transportation. Earlier this year, the CTA kicked off itsPoetry in Motion campaign, displaying poems in buses and L trains.Chicago is a city rich with poetic history. Carl Sandburg, whomoved here from …
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