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Where I’m From: Poetry Writing Workshop

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  • National Public Housing Museum, 919 S. Ada Street, Chicago, IL 60607

  • Free

Where are you from? Do you remember the soundtrack, flavors, and scents from the places and spaces that shaped you?

Join the National Public Housing Museum for a poetry writing workshop led by creative writing instructor, poet, healer, and former Hilliard Homes resident, Toni Asante Lightfoot.  

FREE. Light bites and refreshments included. Space is limited. Please register in advance.


Community Conversations

This workshop is the second in a series of three Community Conversations sponsored by Illinois Humanities, focusing on the theme of “A Place in the World,” which reminds us that the places where we live and work shape and are shaped by ideas, people, resources, histories, and events around the world—often in unexpected and curious ways.


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The National Public Housing Museum acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.


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