Have our poet-in-residence compose a poem for you to ring in the new year!

Imagine what it would feel like to stand next to a T. rex. Ponder what flowers smelled like 30 million years ago. See what inspiration you'll find and start turning your ideas into poetry with Eric Elshtain, the Field Museum's first poet in residence.&nbsp;
Join us for a series of weekly events that change how you see the museum&mdash;whether you&rsquo;ve visited once or dozens of times. Encounter objects from our collection. Tour an exhibition. Find our poet in residence at a typewriter station to craft your own poem!
Eric hosts pop-ups on select weekdays from 10am&ndash;12pm, in locations across the museum. No prior knowledge of poetry needed. &nbsp;

A group gathers at the corner of a diorama case. One man sits a desk with a typerwriter. He looks up to a family of three standing over him. The man in the middle stands with arms around the other two individuals. Both are smiling down at the man seated at the desk. A black box with a glass front holds a rock specimen and is propped up against the leg of the desk.

Poetry Pop-Up

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Poetry Pop-Up: Poems for Members

Join Eric in the Ronald and Christina Gidwitz Hall of Birds and make poetry for the birds!

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Join us for a series of weekly events that change how you see the museum&mdash;whether you&rsquo;ve visited once or dozens of times. Encounter objects from our collection. Tour an exhibition. Find our poet in residence at a typewriter station to craft your own poem!
Eric hosts pop-ups most Thursdays from 10am&ndash;12pm, in locations across the museum. No prior knowledge of poetry needed. &nbsp;
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Poetry Pop-up: Poetry is the Thing with Feathers

Write poems under the shadow of a right whale skeleton, while listening to the mournful songs of different whale species.

Imagine what it would feel like to stand next to a T. rex. Ponder what flowers smelled like 30 million years ago. See what inspiration you'll find and start turning your ideas into poetry with Eric Elshtain, the Field Museum's first poet in residence.&nbsp;
Join us for a series of weekly events that change how you see the museum&mdash;whether you&rsquo;ve visited once or dozens of times. Encounter objects from our collection. Tour an exhibition. Find our poet in residence at a typewriter station to craft your own poem!
Eric hosts pop-ups most Thursdays from 10am&ndash;12pm, in locations across the museum. No prior knowledge of poetry needed. &nbsp;

Poety Pop-up: Whale Songs

Poetry Pop-up: Cold-blooded Poetry

Bring out your inner biologist and invent a creature that came after the dinosaurs. Meet inside After the Age of Dinosaurs.

Poetry Pop-up

Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, December 18

Thursday, January 1

Thursday, January 8