Chicago Transatlantic II
About This Event
In partnership with the Poetry Foundation, European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) presents a multilingual poetry reading. Continuing the collaboration from last year’s event Chicago Transatlantic, we celebrate cultural exchange and the expansive linguistic diversity of Chicago. Featured readers include Marius Burokas, Clare Cavanagh, Annemarie Ní Churreáin, and Lin Hierse, and poems will be read in German, Irish, Lithuanian, and Polish. English translations will be projected throughout.
This program is presented in partnership with Chicago’s Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania, Consulate General of Ireland, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, the Goethe-Institut, and Villa Albertine.
Additional Information
All Poetry Foundation events are completely free of charge and open to the public.
Advance registration is encouraged but not required. Walk-ins are also welcome.
The performance space is ADA-compliant and wheelchair-accessible.
The program will feature CART captioning and ASL interpretation.
About the Venue
Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation transforms lives through the power of words. Our work aims to amplify poetry and celebrate poets by fostering spaces for all to create, experience, and share poetry. The Poetry Foundation publishes POETRY magazine, the premier gathering space for poets and readers. The magazine publishes contemporary poetry and prose, primarily in English, and translations from contributors all over the world. A true Chicago institution, POETRY has been published in the city since its founding in 1912. The Poetry Foundation library is the Midwest’s only library dedicated to poetry. Visitors can access more than 40,000 volumes of poetry, experience audio and video recordings, and view exhibitions of poetry-related materials in our reading room. In addition to books, visitors will find writing activities, reading challenges, and art-making stations. The Poetry Foundation hosts free events in its performance space and the Chicago community, often with the opportunity to attend remotely. Events include poetry readings, musical performances, artist collaborations, literary festivals, staged plays, and more.
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