The Poetry Forum

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
  1. Secretary of State of Illinois, The Poetry Forum, Inc. Articles of Incorporation, 1976
  2. RHINO Poetry, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1976, p. 40
  3. RHINO Poetry Website History
  4. Illinois Arts Council Annual Report Fiscal Year 2007, p. 25 & 95
  5. Illinois Arts Council Annual Report Fiscal Year 2008 pp. 35 & 95
  6. Illinois Arts Council Grants in FY 09 by State House District, p. 16
  7. A Directory of American Poets, 1974; Poets & Writers, Inc.; New York; 1974
  8. Swordfish Chicago Publishers
  9. Blood to Remember: American Poets on the Holocaust by Charles Adés Fishman; Time Being Books; St. Louis, Mo.; 2007; p. 582
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