Tara Levy, Author at The Chicago Poetry Center Thu, 07 May 2026 01:38:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.poetrycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cropped-pigeon-32x32.png Tara Levy, Author at The Chicago Poetry Center 32 32 Intro to Spoken Word: My Voice, My Story https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/intro-to-spoken-word-my-voice-my-story/ Thu, 07 May 2026 01:34:38 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27934 The post Intro to Spoken Word: My Voice, My Story appeared first on The Chicago Poetry Center.

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]]> If I am… https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/if-i-am/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:54:46 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27793 The post If I am… appeared first on The Chicago Poetry Center.

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]]> My Life Feels Like a Mountain https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/my-life-feels-like-a-mountain/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 22:30:27 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27791 My life feels like a mountain that I keep climbing even when the path gets steep. My emotions move like…

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My emotions move like a fighter getting back up after getting knocked down.

My journey is as resilient as a weed growing through the cracks of a sidewalk.

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]]> “And Still We Rise” https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/and-still-we-rise/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:26:53 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27631 In our fourth poetry session in Ms. Schiffer’s class at Legal Prep, the students watched Dr. Maya Angelou’s “And Still…

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]]> In our fourth poetry session in Ms. Schiffer’s class at Legal Prep, the students watched Dr. Maya Angelou’s “And Still I Rise” performance and observed how it influenced Amanda Gorman’s poem, “The Hill We Climb”.

Scholars then wrote their own short poems to bring light and inspire movement in their community!

Check out freshman poet Isiah’s piece below.

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]]> “Where I’m From” – Poetry Kickoff at Legal Prep https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/where-im-from-poetry-kickoff-at-legal-prep/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:37:49 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27635 For the first week at Legal Prep, students had the opportunity to share more about who they are by writing…

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]]> For the first week at Legal Prep, students had the opportunity to share more about who they are by writing the poem, “Where I’m From”. The layout for this poem prompted the students to highlight details of their childhood by incorporating imagery in their work.

This poem comes from Javon, a senior in Ms. Wysinger’s class!

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]]> Chicago Gots Soul! https://www.poetrycenter.org/poems/chicago-gots-soul/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:35:27 +0000 https://www.poetrycenter.org/?post_type=cpc-resident-post&p=27633 In our second week at Legal Prep, Ms. Wysinger’s class learned about Chicago’s Inaugural Poet Laureate, avery r. young and…

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]]> In our second week at Legal Prep, Ms. Wysinger’s class learned about Chicago’s Inaugural Poet Laureate, avery r. young and his initiative with the Chicago Soul Poem. This session we listened to house music and shared what we thought was the “soul” of Chicago. Check out these two talented poets’ work.

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