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The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame has partnered with Chicago publishers After Hours Press and Third World Press to produce a definitive collection of poetry by living Chicago poets. Wherever I'm At: An Anthology of Chicago Poetry features the work of a widely diverse list of over 160 poets and artists all with strong ties to Chicagoland. With a Foreword by noted scholar Carlo Rotello, the new anthology is edited by Donald G. Evans (executive director of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame) who completed the project begun by the late poet-editor-teacher Robin Metz formerly of Knox College. A dazzling array of voices representing many generations of Chicagoans grace the pages of Wherever I'm At including essential poets such as Li-Young Lee, Elizabeth Alexander, Stuart Dybek, Angela Jackson, Tyehimba Jess, Sandra Cisneros, Campbell McGrath, Ana Castillo, Maxine Chernoff, Patricia Smith, Edward Hirsch, Kathleen Rooney, Luis Alberto Urrea, Emily Jungmin Yoon, Luis J. Rodriguez, Elise Paschen, Sterling Plumpp, Marianne Boruch, Haki Madhubuti, Rachel DeWoskin, Ed Roberson, Tara Betts, and Reginald Gibbons, to name a few. The list is exhaustive in its diversity and according to editor Don Evans, deliberately so. This anthology also showcases the incredible visuals of an equally talented group of Chicago artists whose work amplifies the poetic musings throughout.

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Donald G. Evans grew up in the Avondale and Cragin neighborhoods of Chicago's Northwest Side until moving to Downers Grove just before high school. He has lived as an adult in Wrigleyville, Uptown, and Old Town, and for the past 15 years settled in Oak Park. He is the author of a novel set in the shadows of Wrigley Field, Good Money After Bad (Atomic Quill Press, 2006); a short story collection, An Off-White Christmas (Eckhartz Press, 2018); and an anthology of Chicago Cubs literature. He is the Founding Executive Director of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame.

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