The Poetry Forum, Inc., [1] began in 1973 [1] to arrange poetry workshops in the Deerfield, Illinois, area. [2] In 1976, Suzanne Brabant and others founded the journal, RHINO Poetry, as an outlet for its workshop members' poems. [3] The Poetry Forum moved to the Evanston, Illinois area around 1999, where The Poetry Forum's workshops are still held monthly. The Forum extended its workshops to central Illinois from 2002-2007. The Illinois Arts Council awarded The Poetry Forum grants for operating costs in 2007, [4] 2008, [5] and 2009. [6] The Poetry Forum was founded by Suzanne Brabant, [7] Lowell B. Komie, [8] and Elizabeth Peterson. [2] In 2005, Helen Degen Cohen (Halina Degenfisz), [9] took over the Forum's mission of creating monthly workshops and readings for Evanston's poets.
References
- ^ a b Secretary of State of Illinois, The Poetry Forum, Inc. Articles of Incorporation, 1976
- ^ a b RHINO Poetry, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1976, p. 40
- ^ RHINO Poetry Website History
- ^ Illinois Arts Council Annual Report Fiscal Year 2007, p. 25 & 95
- ^ Illinois Arts Council Annual Report Fiscal Year 2008 pp. 35 & 95
- ^ Illinois Arts Council Grants in FY 09 by State House District, p. 16
- ^ A Directory of American Poets, 1974; Poets & Writers, Inc.; New York; 1974
- ^ Swordfish Chicago Publishers
- ^ Blood to Remember: American Poets on the Holocaust by Charles Adés Fishman; Time Being Books; St. Louis, Mo.; 2007; p. 582