Poetry Pop-up: On the Wings of Pterosaurs

A Thursday morning drop-in at the Field Museum where poet-in-residence Eric Elshtain sets up a typewriter station in a different spot each week, inviting visitors to turn their museum observations into poems. The prompt suggests finding inspiration from the collection — standing next to a T. rex, wondering what prehistoric flowers smelled like — then sitting down to craft something on the spot. No prior poetry experience needed. Sessions run most Thursdays from 10 AM to noon and are included with museum admission.