I've been thinking about this column from the moment I submitted my first back in October of 2010. Then, and even as recently as a few months ago, I envisioned a giant, 800-word middle finger to the system as my final parting gift.
Anis Shivani | Posted 05.01.2012
I was really excited recently to get a copy of Ryan G. Van Cleave's City of the Big Shoulders: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry, one of the most dynamic and cohesive anthologies to come to my attention recently.
Kathy Kelly | Posted 02.18.2012
NATO/G8 meetings are scheduled to take place from May 19-21 next year in Chicago. Plans are ramping up everywhere.
Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 01.01.2012
It is wonderful to live in a city so rich of history, so rich of character, so rich of talent and art. But do we celebrate it enough?
Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.25.2011
Until that magical day when plant-based food and poetry bump out pork and parties, meatless meals that preserve the planet and inspire art are still worth celebrating.
The Poetry Foundation | Ross Simonini | Posted 05.25.2011
Ross Simonini The Poetry Foundation Nonsense is for everyone. It falls off the tongues of all speakers of all languages everywhere, from Hugo Ball in...
Rebecca Sive | Posted 05.25.2011
In this week of Harold Washington's death, 22 years ago, I can't help but think of Harold and Michael -- together. In this time of thanksgiving, what can we learn from two lives cut too short?
Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011
The governor may be able to de-Grinchify on the way out the door with a gesture for everyone who loves history, poetry, architecture and trees - rescind the Illinois public lands closings.
Martin Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011
How does Barack Obama fit into political Chicago? I found out at another convention, Boston's in 2004.
The Crimson White | Posted 05.08.2012