Poetry Foundation
61 W Superior St
Chicago, IL 60654
United States
This event is free and open to the public but RSVP is encouraged.
Join us for a reading on the occasion of the Poetry Foundation’s unveiling of CAConrad’s large-scale poem mural in our space, the first installment of Bold Type, the Poetry Foundation’s new exhibition series that transforms the central gallery wall into a vibrant design canvas for poetry.
2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize recipient CAConrad is joined by fellow readers Rickey Laurentiis (author of Death of the First Idea), Jake Skeets (author of Horses), and Chicago poet S Yarberry (author of A Boy in the City).
Jake Skeets
Jake Skeets is the author of Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers, selected by the National Poetry Series and winner of the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and an American Book Award.
“Beauty is possible even when it appears impossible. An astounding book.” —Joy Harjo, author of Washing My Mother’s Body
“For now, go out and dream of joy, we know the labor of feeling it.”