The Spokenword lounge offers live music, DJS, and, of course, spokenword and poetry readings. Authors, singers, poets, and musicians alike congregate in this creative environment. South Shore 2423 E. 75th St. Chicago, IL, 60649 (312) 477-9587 Visit Us Online LOCATION
Enjoy an evening of poetry and music with poet, novelist, filmmaker, and new media artist Tan Lin and sonic texture trio NbN. Tan Lin is the author of twelve books, most recently Heath Course Pak (2012), Bib., Rev. Ed. (2012), Insomnia and the Aunt (2011), and 7 Controlled Vocabularies and Obituary 2004. The Joy of Cooking (2010). Lin’s work is tied to cultural and media studies in a mode of literature he defines as...
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Michael J. Miles, one of the world’s most inventive banjo players, presents a world premiere of a four-movement composition for banjo, chamber orchestra, and jazz choir, featuring lines from Walt Whitman’s “Song of the Open Road.” With the help of an ensemble of students and musicians, Miles celebrates Whitman with music that calls to American roots, mixing the banjo, jazz scat singing, the elegance of chamber...
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