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April is for te poets In a room with participants facilitating a ChiSoul Poetry workshop. photo courtesy of DCASE and CTA avery, in a blue rain poncho admist a room of participants at one of the ChiSoul Poetry Workshops held throughout his tenure
a new american opera out in these streets Michicagn ave signage for safronia that debuted April 17 and 18th at Lyric Opera Chicago sent by Meagan McNeal a billboard advertisement of safronia
avery and Angela Poet Laureates avery r. young and Angela Jackson pose for a group photo photo by StoplTimeLive312 Almost 40 poets gathered at Poetry Foundation on December 4, 2025 for a culminating event to celebrate the work of Poet Laureate avery r. young and the release of 31 short films for his Chicago Soul Poem: A City That Writes Together Civic Engagement project
(w)rap party flyer a flyer with informartion of event held to celebrate the cast of safronia photo by Sulyiman Stokes courtesy of Chicago History Museum flyer for an event celebrating the cast of safronia held at The Chicago History Museum
papa baar dances onstage avery r. young and the cast of safronia photo by Suliyman Stokes courtesy of Lyric Opera and Broadway World avery r. young performing in safronia April 2026