Title: The Chicago Poetry Tour Premiere

Date: June 6, 2009

Time: 5:00 PM

Location and Address: Arts and Poetry Stage at Printers Row Lit Fest

Participants: Danielle Chapman, Marion Coleman, Stuart Dybek, Reginald Gibbons, Bucky Halker, Gretchen Kalwinski of Literago, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Haki Madhubuti, Molly Meacham, Peter O’Leary, Bill Savage, Marc Smith, Ellen Placey Wadey, Christian Wiman, and Stephen Young. (photo: Karen Hoyt)

So the Poetry Foundation website has this great page where you can download neighborhood poetry tours – including photos, songs, and archival recordings – for free and play them on your MP3 player.  The series’ official debut (note crackerjack lineup above) is at Printers Row Lit Fest next Saturday. Participants will read both new work and covers. The only thing we can think of that might be better is if everyone piled on an actual bus and actually toured the neighborhoods while reading and maybe caught up with a popsicle truck or two. For now, we are excited to listen.