Awards Ceremony and Haiku Workshop

Dear Poets,

Please join us Saturday, October 25, at the Hinsdale Public Library, 20 W. Maple Street, Hinsdale, for an afternoon of poetry.  The event will commence at 1 p.m. with a reading of the winners of the 2014 Poets and Patrons Contest, followed by a workshop on haiku and senryu led by Charlotte Digregorio.  Light refreshments will be served.

Attached is the workshop announcement, a list of the winners of the 2014 Poets and Patrons contest, and a list of the winners of the 2014 Helen Schaible International Sonnet Contest.

The event is free and open to the public.  The Hinsdale Public Library is located one block north of the BNSF Metra train station (Hinsdale station).

Caroline Johnson, President
Poets and Patrons of Chicago
http://jupiter-caroline.blogspot.com

More Haiku

Dear Poets  and Friends,

Learn all about haiku, enter an audience haiku contest, and view a Japanese brush painting exhibit  (sumi-e and haiga).

Come to the Glenview Public Library, 1930 Glenview Rd., Glenview, IL, Sunday, Nov. 9 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.! Please see the attached flyer and register with the Library.

Hope to see you there!

Best,

Charlotte Digregorio

Chicago Haiku Society

The next meeting of the Chicago Haiku Study Group will take place on Saturday, October 11th from 2-4pm at
D&Z Bookstore
5507 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
We will continue our study of the critical prose of Peter Yovu. Following this the group will critique individual haiku. If you would like your haiku critiqued, please bring 10 copies of up to 6 unpublished haiku. We will also discuss possible future programs. For further information, contact Lee Gurga at gurgalee@gmail.com

There is free parking available about a block from the D&Z Bookstore.  The address of the garage is at 3140 N Central Ave.—right around the corner!

Write! Chicago the 18th, Awards the 25th

October Meeting

Our contest is over and the winners will get to read their poem on October 25, 2014 at the Hinsdale Library. In addition, Charlotte Digregorio will lead a workshop on Haiku.

Write! Chicago Workshop

Looking for some inspiration?  Join us Saturday, Oct. 18, as Write! Chicago ventures to the Gage gallery at Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan Avenue, to view some photography exhibits.

The Gage Gallery at Roosevelt University is Chicago’s premier space for showcasing contemporary critical social photo-documentary (Newcity Art). The Gallery exhibits work that is consonant with the mission of the University and its ideals of social justice. It serves the academic goals of the University by hosting numerous public lectures, panel discussions, and symposia, which allow groups to learn about, and discuss, the important social issues of our time. Gallery exhibitions have explored themes including immigration, incarceration, gun violence, terrorism, mental illness, LGBTQ activism, and poverty.

We will meet at 11 a.m., disperse to view the exhibit, then convene to write and go to lunch.  It has been suggested that there are several cafes and restaurants nearby we can walk to. To RSVP, please e-mail Caroline Johnson at twinkscat@aol.com.  The museum is accessible by public transportation.


Contact Caroline Johnson at twinkscat@aol.com or 708-839-1699 for more information.