Firespitter: The Collected Poems of Jayne Cortez - Chicago Launch Event
Wed, Aug 27
|Pilsen Community Books
Join Exhibit B and Nightboat Books for an evening celebrating the collected poems of Jayne Cortez featuring performances from Faylita Hicks, Cai Sherley, Elizabeth Marino, Patrick Durgin, and Joseph Spece.
Time & Location
Aug 27, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Pilsen Community Books, 1102 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
About the event
"Jayne Cortez is an energy, a nourishment, a Black Nation song." Gwendolyn Brooks
Poets from across Chicagoland will come together at Pilsen Community Books to uplift the work of visionary Jayne Cortez and the release of Firespitter: The Collected Poems of Jayne Cortez . Poet, performing artist, publisher, and activist, Cortez remains widely celebrated for her political, surrealist, and dynamic innovations in language, lyricism, and visceral sound.
Exhibit B and Nightboat Books are hosting a night that will feature performances from Faylita Hicks, Cai Sherley, Elizabeth Marino, Patrick Durgin, and Joseph Spece.