Chicago Writes Poetry and Artbooks

Christina D. Rodriguez is an award winning Latinx poet, and entrepreneur from New York, currently living in Chicago. Her poems have appeared in Tupelo Quarterly, Yes, Poetry, Rust + Moth, Satin Soulbits, and elsewhere. She is a board member of the Chicago Writers Association as the organization’s social media manager and poetry editor for CWA's The Write City Magazine. She is also a contributor to the Instagram poetry book club, Can We Discuss Poetry. Christina D. Rodriguez’s first book of poetry is a beautifully textured collection titled “Knees in the Garden” from Querencia Press, released in February 2023, is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at KneesintheGarden.com, or to contact Christina, christina@crodonline.info.  

Prolific Chicago-based artist Leo Segedin turned 96 this year and still puts in an average of 6 hours of work daily. His website is leopoldsegedin.com. Paul and Ben produced three books of Leo’s Artwork. I had the honor of writing the afterword for Leo Segedin’s latest book, Leopold Segedin: The Holocaust Series. Paintings and Drawings 1967-79. Leopoldsegedin.com is the website. Leo is currently showing at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Now through Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 927 Noyes St Ste 100, Evanston, IL (847) 328-2100.  Paul Segedin joins host WC Turck to talk about all that goes into that effort. To reach Paul Segedin, segedinpaul@gmail.com

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