Marc Smith

...Got ART?

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Stony Island, Art, Barrel of Monkeys, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago Slamworks, Chicago, Theater, Gene Siskel, Film, Andrew Davis, Marc Smith, Performance, Art in Chicago, Chicago Art, Chicago Art Galleries, Chicago Around Town, Chicago News
Elysabeth Alfano

April is here, along with some unseasonably warm and beautiful weather, and that means it's time for our "...Got Art?" blog to encourage you to get out and enjoy a fresh collection of shows and events this month.

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5 Poetry Slams You Should Know About

Patrick Pressl | Posted 09.29.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Slam Master, Terry Creech, Run, Poetry Slam, Poetry, Green Mill, Eveoke Dance Studio, Collective Purpose, Poems, Performing Art, Chicago, Slam Charlotte, Neo Soul Lounge, Marc Smith, Arts News
Patrick Pressl

Back in May, I created a post including five poetry venues I thought were worth checking out and, in the extremely limited scope of my piece, I neglec...

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Performance Poet and Poetry Slam Founder, Marc Smith

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Green Mill, Fear No Art Chicago, Chicago Poet, Chicago Poetry, Fear No Art, Poet, Poetry Slam, Performance Poetry, Poetry, Marc Smith, Chicago News
Elysabeth Alfano

I sat down with Poetry Slam founder and performance poet Marc Smith to discuss how this rough and tough guy from the Southeast side came to create such an institution.

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The Super Bowl Of Poetry

Patrick Pressl | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Slam Poetry, Poetry, Performing Arts, New York, New York City, Washington DC, Brave New Voices, Youth Slam, National Poetry Slam, Busboys & Poets, Teen Poetry Slam, 11th Hour Slam, Youth Speaks, Nuyorican Poets Café, Track and Field, San Francisco, Marc Smith, Arts News
Patrick Pressl

Slam poetry is, in itself, a conundrum. Slams are competitions in which poets are judged by random audience members on their poem's content, delivery,...

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Chicago Literary Hall of Fame's First Induction Ceremony Honors Our Greatest Writers

Donald G. Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saul Bellow, Writers, Art Shay, Gwendolyn Brooks, Studs Terkel, Rick Kogan, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, Chicago, Lorraine Hansberry, Don Evans, Valya Dudycz Lupescu, Marc Smith, Richard Wright, Slidepollajax, Chicago News
Donald G. Evans

It was like any party, I guess, except this was a party for dead people. Six dead people. Six dead writers.

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