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ILLINOIS

Chicago
African American Images
1909 W. 95th Street
(773) 445-0322
Adult poetry slam, second Saturday of the month, 3pm

Barbara's Bookstore
Multiple locations

Big Horse
1558 N. Milwaukee
(773) 278-5785

Big Star Cafe
1439 W. Jarvis
(773) 973-5095
Guest artists and "wide open mic" Fridays at 8pm

The Reconstruction Room Readings
Black Rock
3614 N. Damen
(773) 727-8548
First and third Wednesday, 8pm

The Cafe
5115 N Lincoln Avenue
Every Tuesday, hosted by Charlie Newman

Cafe Mestizo
2123 S. Ashland
(312) 942-0095
Every Wednesday, 8pm

Center on Halsted
2869 N. Lincoln
Reflections of Herself, every Wednesday, hosted by Nikki Patin

Coffee Chicago
5256 N. Broadway
(773) 784-1305
Poetry open mike hosted by John Starrs, Fridays 7:30pm

Coffee Expressions
100 W. Oak
(312) 397-1515
Open mike, Thursdays 8pm

DvA Gallery
2568 N. Lincoln Avenue
Curated readings, every first Friday

Supa Soul Sunday Open Mike, 9pm-11pm
Mental Graffitti Open Mike and Slam Hosted by Dan Sullivan (sulliface at aol dot com), Mondays 8pm
Funky Buddha Lounge
728 W. Grand
(312) 666-1695

Uptown Poetry Slam
Green Mill
4802 North Broadway
Every Sunday

Heartland Cafe
7000 N. Glenwood
(773) 465-8005

The Dollar Store Reading Series
The Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia
(773) 227-4433
First Friday of every month

The Holiday Club
4000 N. Sheridan
Lip Reading Series, every first Thursday

Hot House
31 E. Balbo
(312) 362-9707

Kristoffer's Cafe & Bakery
1733 South Halsted
(312) 829-4150

Marrakech Expresso
4747 N. Damen
(773) 271-4541

Homolatte, every Wednesday
Email Scott Free at homolatte [at] scottfree [dot] net

Martyrs'
3855 N. Lincoln
(312) 744-6630

Mojoe's Cafe Lounge
2256 W. Roscoe
(773) 388-1236
First Saturday of the month, hosted by Spec

Muse Cafe
817 N. Milwaukee Avenue
(312) 850-2233

Myopic Books
1564 N. Milwaukee
Every Sunday
Contact Larry Sawyer at milkmag [at] rcn [dot] com

Negro League Cafe
301 E. 43rd Street
(773) 468-3057
Monday Madness at 9pm

Phyllis' Musical Inn
1800 W. Division
(773) 486-9862
Shag's Little Thing open mike, Tuesdays at 10pm (sign-up 9pm)

Poetry Center of Chicago
37 South Wabash Avenue
(312) 899-1229

Powells North Reading Series
Powells Bookstore
2850 N. Lincoln
Every Thursday

Quimby's
1854 W. North Avenue
(773) 342-0910

Red Lion Pub
2446 North Lincoln Avenue
(708) 672-6630
Tallgrass Writers Guild, fourth Tuesdays at 7:30pm

The Silver Room
1442 N. Milwaukee Avenue

South Side Community Art Center
3831 S. Michigan Avenue
(773) 373-1026
Second, third and fourth Saturdays, 9pm

Spareroom
2416 W. North Avenue (Humboldt Park/West Bucktown)

Spoken Word Cafe
4655 S. King Drive
(773) 373-2233

Subterranean
2011 W. North Avenue

Tianguis
1646 W. 18th Street
(312) 421-5940
Proyecto Latina, every third Thursday

Polyrhythmic Open Mic
Trace
3714 N. Clark Street
(773) 477-3400
Every Tuesday, 10pm

Weeds
1555 N. Dayton
(312) 943-7815
Mondays at 9:30pm

Women and Children First
5233 N. Clark Street
(773) 769-9299

Woman Made Gallery
685 N. Milwaukee Ave.
(312) 738-0400
gallery@womanmade.org

Evanston
Cafe Express
615 Dempster
(847) 864-1868
Third Saturday of the month, 7pm

Kafein
1621 Chicago Avenue
(847) 491-1621

Pick a Cup Coffee Club
1813 Dempster
(847) 223-2834

Forest Park
Molly Malone's Irish Pub
7652 Madison Street
(708) 366-8073
Second Sunday of every month

Geneva
Interzone Poets
Three Stags Pub
319 W. State Street
Every second and fourth Wednesday

Normal
Candy Slam and Open Mic
The Coffee House
114 E. Beaufort
Second and fourth Tuesdays, Sept.-May, 7:30pm

Oak Park
3rd Saturday Coffeehouse
Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Church
Gale House
124 N. Kenilworth
(708) 660-9376

IOWA
Ames
Word of Mouth Productions' Literary Open Mike Night—last Sunday of the month during school year
Bohemian Poetry Slam—1st Tuesday of the month
Boheme Bistro
2900 West Street
Call Jim Coppoc at (515) 290-5796

Des Moines
Java Joe's Coffee House
214 4th Street
Every third Tuesday

Iowa City
Slam Iowa City
The Mill
120 E. Burlington Street
Email Joe Mirabella at info [at] slamiowacity [dot] com
Every other Wednesday

MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor Poetry Slam
Heidelberg
215 N. Main Street
Every Tuesday

The Ark
316 S. Main Street

Detroit
Camillian Cafe
300 Monroe Street
Every Thursday, 8pm-11:30pm
Email MsCassiePoet at aol dot com

Jacoby's
624 Brush Street
(313) 964-4815
Contact dblare at yahoo dot com or auroradet2 at yahoo dot com
Every other Wednesday, 8:30pm-1am

736 Java Jam
736 Lothrop
Second Friday of the month, 8pm-1am
Email auroradet2 at yahoo dot com

James Hart and Co. Poetry Gatherings
Zeitgeist Gallery
2661 Michigan Avenue
Last Wednesday of the month

Kalamazoo
Shakespeare's Poetry Slam
Shakespeare's Pub
241 East Kalamazoo
First and third Wednesdays

MINNESOTA
Duluth
Beaner's Central
324 N. Central Avenue
Wednesdays
Contact Bob at duluthpoetry [at] yahoo [dot] com

Minneapolis
Def Poetics Hosted by Truthmaze
Jazzmine's
1123 Third Avenue North
First and third Tuesdays, 9pm

Minnesota Poetry Slam
Kieran's Pub
330 2nd Avenue
Every second Thursday, 7:30pm

MISSOURI
Kansas City
Rhyme & Reason Open Mic & Poetry Slam
Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center
3700 Blue Parkway
Contact Larry Lurks at (816) 363-9276
Every Wednesday, 8pm-12am

NEBRASKA
Lincoln
Crescent Moon Reading Series
Crescent Moon Coffee
816 P Street
Every Monday night

The Blend
N. 27th Street
Fourth Tuesday of the month

Zen's Martini Bar
122 N. 11th Street
(402) 475-2929
Every Wednesday, hosted by Jen Behm

Omaha
Crosswords Poetry Night
Mick's Music and Bar
5918 Maple Street
Every Thursday
Email Nat Derickson at subterraneanpeacetribe at yahoo dot com

The Dubliner Pub
First Thursday at 8pm

Omaha Healing Arts Center Poetry Slam
1216 Howard

OHIO
Cleveland
Classic Cleveland Poetry Slam
Beachland Ballroom
15771 Waterloo
Every third Sunday, 7pm

Lyrical Rhythms
B Side Liquor Lounge
2785 Euclid Heights Blvd
gnice at chiefrocka.com

Mahogany Red, The Red Hot Experience
The Living Room Cafe
4828 Lorain Avenue
216-235-9803
THM at GStyl.com

Vibe Session
Kamikaze Coffee House
4630 Warrensville Center Road
gnice at chiefrocka.com

Vibez and Visionz
The Spoken Word Savoy
EEP Creative Arts Complex
13240 Euclid Ave

Columbus
Black Pearl Poetry
Club Ice
40 E. Long Street

Kafe Kerouac
2250 N. High Street
Writers' Block Poetry Night, Every Wednesday night
sewoods1 at yahoo.com
First Draft Poetry Night, every Friday night

Wet Ink Poetry
BOMA (Bar of Modern Art
583 East Broad Street

Dayton
Canal Street Tavern
Contact Slammaster Lincoln at eibou2 at netzero dot net
Last Sunday of every month

Toledo
Brewed Awakenings Coffee House
Email emswinkey at hotmail dot com

SOUTH DAKOTA
Vermilion
Vermilion Literary Project Poetry Slam
Coffee Shop Gallery
24 W Main Street

WISCONSIN
Madison
Avol's at Canterbury Booksellers
315 W. Gorham Street
(608) 258-8899

Poets Without Borders
Mercury Lounge
117 E. Mifflin Street
First and third Thursdays, 8pm

Milwaukee
Bean Head Coffee
1835 N. Martin Luther King Drive
(414) 264-2502

The Coffee House
631 N. 19th Street
(in the lower level of Reedeemer Lutheran Church)

Mecca Niteclub and Lounge
3801 W. Hampton Avenue
Contact Dasha Kelly at kdk_inc at ameritech dot net
(414) 462-4747
Every Sunday

Panache
4034 W. Good Hope Road
(414) 228-0444
Every Monday

Taboo
2800 W. Forest Home Avenue
(414) 803-3770
Tuesdays

Mosaic Piano Bar
2624 N. Downer Avenue
(414) 961-9560
Wednesdays