Play on Words: Conversation with the Poet michael dean

friday, may 2, 2025
6:00PM – 7:15PM | Goodman’s alice center for education and engagement – BASKES ROTUNDA
170 N. Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60601

Join us for an engaging session with up-and-coming poet Michael Dean, who will share their poetic response to Zora Howard’s work, BUST. As Michael takes us on a journey through their personal history and writing process, we invite you to participate in a conversation that explores possibility and the artistic experience. Reserve your ticket today!

Light refreshments will be provided, along with wine hosted by Doña Amalia.

Tickets are just $5. Reservations are required.

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ABOUT thE POET

Michael Dean is a Chicago-based writer, originally from Metro Detroit. In their work, Michael utilizes language, lyric, and form to explore the everyday surrealism of our world. Their work has appeared in, or is forthcoming in, RHINO Poetry, Hooligan Magazine, Poetry East, and elsewhere. Michael is a founding member of the Family Resemblance performance series, a collaborator with Exhibit B: A Literary Variety Show. They earned their MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing from DePaul University.

About BUST

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer-Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard.

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