Here is a collection of short biographies of numerous poets associated with the Chicago poetry scene. They have been collected from numerous books, press releases, and from the poets themselves.

It is sometimes difficult to decide whether a poet is a "Chicago" poet. If a poet has lived or worked in Chicago for any period of timed we may include them.

If you would like to help please e-mail us and let us know.

Poets are listed by last name.

Anderson, Carol
Awl, Dave
Aguila, Carolyn
Badikian, Beatriz
Baiocchi, Regina Harris
Bardales, Katherine
Barnidge, Mary Shen
Berez, Kim
Blakely, Nora
Blinn, Mary
Bowen, Kristy
Buddha 309
Buffam, Suzanne
Campbell, Gladys
Campbell, Kathleen
Carrigan, Nancy Jean
Change, Andrea
Corwin, Nina
Danner, Margaret
Dean, Larry O.
DeKatch, Scott
Eleveld, Mark
Gallinari, Chris
Gecic, David
Goldsmith, Sandy
Gomez, Gregorio
Green, Chris
Greenberg, Arielle
Hammond, Steven
Hargarten, David
Hart, Adam
Hernandez, David
Holtkamp, Nissa
Janowski, Larry
Jones, Llewellyn
Kanter, Carol
Kitzis, Lee
Knott, Bill
Kubik, Kathy
Latimore, Jewel
Lawrence, Robert
Liao, Gordan CC
Lilly, Ruth
Logan, John
Mack, Margie
Marino, Elizabeth
McCarrell, Stuart
McCormick, Gene
Mesick, Brent
Mikkalo, Erika
Monroe, Harriet
Nation, Shelley
Newman, Charlie
Offen, Ron
Overton, Harvey
Parisi, Joseph
Perkins, Eugene
Plumpp, Sterling
Pucciani, Donna
Pompa, Paul Martinez
Roby, Tom
Rodgers, Carolyn
Rose, Emily
Rubin, Maggie
Sawyer, Larry
Schandelmeier, Cathleen
Schroeder, Steven
Shumway, Bronmin
Simic, Charles
Smith, Jared
Smith, Patricia
Stewart, Marydale
Trigilio, Tony
Twemlow, Nick
Vertreace, Martha
Vogel, Constance
Wallace, Valerie Martt
Wolk, Jacqueline
Watson, Michael

This is an evolving project started on July 8th, 2008.
We are still entering new bios.