100 Chicago Poets Collaborate To Address Local Gun Violence

American Gun
Big Shoulders Books
American Gun
Big Shoulders Books

100 Chicago Poets Collaborate To Address Local Gun Violence

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Chicago-based poet and DePaul lecturer Chris Green has partnered with 99 other artists to create a communal poem to the victims of gun violence and their loved ones. It’s called American Gun. It’s being distributed for free at Big Shoulders Books

Reset checks in with Green, and participating poet Crystal Rudds for more on how the project came together.