Wherever I'm At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry

by Donald G Evans (Editor)

The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame has partnered with Chicago publishers After Hours Press and Third World Press to produce a definitive collection of poetry by living Chicago poets.   Wherever I’m An Anthology of Chicago Poetry  features the work of a widely diverse list of over 160 poets and artists all with strong ties to Chicagoland.  With a Foreword by noted scholar Carlo Rotello, the new anthology is edited by Donald G. Evans (executive director of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame) who completed the project begun by the late poet-editor-teacher Robin Metz formerly of Knox College.    A dazzling array of voices representing many generations of Chicagoans grace the pages of  Wherever I’m At  including essential poets such as Li-Young Lee, Elizabeth Alexander, Stuart Dybek, Angela Jackson, Tyehimba Jess, Sandra Cisneros, Campbell McGrath, Ana Castillo, Maxine Chernoff, Patricia Smith, Edward Hirsch, Kathleen Rooney, Luis Alberto Urrea, Emily Jungmin Yoon, Luis J. Rodriguez, Elise Paschen, Sterling Plumpp, Marianne Boruch, Haki Madhubuti, Rachel DeWoskin, Ed Roberson, Tara Betts, and Reginald Gibbons, to name a few.  The list is exhaustive in its diversity and according to editor Don Evans, deliberately so.  This anthology also showcases the incredible visuals of an equally talented group of Chicago artists whose work amplifies the poetic musings throughout.

Genres: Poetry

312 pages, Paperback

Published June 28, 2022

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

134 Chicago poems!

[Margaret Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent collection of poems with Chicago as the uniting theme.

[Albert DeGenova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Better than any guidebook for getting to know the great city of Chicago.

[Phyllis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great anthology of Chicago poems covering decades interspersed with artwork evoking the spirit of the poems.