North Stage
(On S. Dearborn St., just south of Ida B. Wells Dr.)
Sunday 9/13, 4pm

Julian Randall is a Living Queer Black poet from Chicago. A recipient of multiple fellowships, including a Pushcart Prize. He holds an MFA from University of Mississippi. His writing appears in The New York Times Magazine, POETRY, People and The Atlantic. Julian is the author of Refuse (Pitt, 2018), winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and a finalist for an NAACP Image Award, The Pilar Ramirez Duet (Holt Books for Young Readers), and Shook (August 4, 2026). He can be found at @JulianThePoet and on his website JulianDavidRandall.com.