Meetup group dedicated to african american poets and those who love poetry. The group will meet up to share our own poetry among each other and to attend local open mics and poetry events in Chicago and the south suburban area. We will also host several spoken word events.

Visual artists, installation artist, performance artists...poets, writers, singers, performers...activists, change agents, drummers, dancers...what is your art? How does art change the world around you, the people around you? How does art change you? Perhaps in this group you will meet artists to collaborate with to bring to life that vision you have of a giant installation piece...perhaps in this group you will find others interested in joining together to form a troupe for street theater prote …

… This group is a good match for:  • Anyone who likes to do inner work in creative ways • Artists, improvisers, actors, filmmakers, musicians, writers, poets and other creative folks who want more effective techniques for enhancing clarity, confidence and creativity • Spiritual people who want to try hands-on techniques for exploring their consciousness • IFS (Internal Family Systems) and Voice Dialogue practitioners and therapists • Life Coaches looking for powerful new approaches  • …