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poemswhileyouwait "Diner Dinner Breakfast" by Eric Plattner -- Chicago Athletic Association, 2.14.26

"Diner Dinner Breakfast"
a typewriter poem
by Eric Plattner
from the Chicago Athletic Association!
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‘I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff’: professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI As AI has upended the way students learn, academics worry about the future of the humanities – and society at large

www.theguardian.com/technology/n...

City Should Better Promote Being World's 'Blues Capital,' Buddy Guy And Other Advocates Say Chicago Blues Revival Executive Director Diamond M. Dixon hopes Chicago will take a page from cities like Nashville and New Orleans that have honored artists while blending culture with commerce.

Word.

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Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational Equity | American Civil Liberties Union CONCORD, N.H. – In a victory for academic freedom and education equity, the U.S. Department of Education conceded the end of its February 14, 2025,...

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poemswhileyouwait "Self-Love" by Andrea Rehani -- Soho House, 12.17.25

"self love"
a typewriter poem
by Andrea Rehani
from Soho House!
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Cormac McCarthy’s Valentine’s Day Candy Hearts Taken from works of the late great Cormac McCarthy. - - -

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Flea - Thinkin Bout You (Official Visualizer) YouTube video by Flea

Flea covering Frank Ocean's “Thinkin Bout You” (from his forthcoming trumpet jazz album).

Damn...

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BREAKING: Congress has scheduled a vote on the SAVE America Act, a bill that would restrict the freedom to vote for millions of Americans.

Timeline: The Trump administration’s attacks on history since 2025 President Trump’s attempts to uplift traitors and racists are the latest in a centuries-old campaign against history by those opposed to multiracial democracy.

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poemswhileyouwait "History" by Kathleen Rooney -- Chicago History Museum, 1.19.26

"History"
a typewriter poem
by yours truly
from the Chicago History Museum's
MLK Day celebration:
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Join the UIC Progressive and Labor Coalition to rise up against education cuts, ICE, and War!

They are having a town hall on Tuesday, January 27 at 4 PM in Student Center East Room 605.

You can RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/uic-rise-u...

New ish of DIAGRAM is out.

Check these four poems from Brandon Downing.

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The world is an ugly place, but my ugly dog is beautiful.

Stopped in at the MCA today to see the Yoko Ono exhibit. (Check out my addition to “Mend Piece.”)

THE DAY A POET IS MURDERED BY I.C.E.

by Hannah Eve Levy

2020 Academy of American Poets Prize On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Macklin

In addition to being a human that was deserving of life, Renee Nicole Macklin was a writer, a wife, a mother and--as it turns out--a poet, too.

Honor her by reading some of her work--and by voting out the hateful folks that are complicit in her murder.

poets.org/2020-on-lear...

Disobedience does not deserve a death sentence.

Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.

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Part Meat Market, part Meat Museum! #PaulinaMarket

The 13 best literary and poetry readings in Chicago Discover the readings that define the city's storytelling culture—from basement shows to marquee bookshop events.

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Quimby's Bookstore Launches In-House Print, Design Services For Zinemakers And Artists The owners of the beloved Wicker Park shop have launched Quimby's Ink to help people self-publish zines, comics, art books and more. It's one of several new initiatives they've taken on in recent mont...

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My first book pubs today, and among other things it is a love letter to Chicago — the city and the communities that have been a tenth muse for me.

Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.

www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...

This.

End of semester selfies! #ThisIsUIC #UICENGL #UIC #PoetsAndWriters

Be like John Brown.

Last workshop of the year! #Poetry #UICENGL #ThisIsUIC