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May 5, 2016

PROJECT chicaGO: Intelligentsia Coffee Millennium Park Coffeebar

Photo Essay & Collaborative poem ft. Brontë Mansfield

Intelligentsia Coffee Millennium Park Coffeebar (Photograph by Joanne Yj Kim)

Early morning, Randolph

Clink clink, coffee cups

The L clunks

down the block

Men in suits, briefcases

Students with bags for eyes

Intelligentsia coffee on shelf (Photograph by Joanne Yj Kim)

The 7 a.m. regulars

A coffee to-go

Croissant flakes over an empty stomach

breakfast at tiffany’s type

Crowd

in the Loop

but out of body

until the caffeine pulls

you down

punches you up

and spits you

back out

the revolving door

Intelligentsia Coffee Millennium Park Coffeebar revolving door (Photograph by Joanne Yj Kim)

You push back in

swinging in full circle

for 3pm

pick-me-up

with weary legs

Eyes searching,

empty seats,

Seatings at Intelligentsia Coffee Millennium Coffeebar (Photograph by Joanne Yj Kim)

caught by

popping colors

— mugs and hats,

logos and charms

Intelligentsia Coffee merchandise (Photograph by Joanne Yj Kim)

And new art on

display

LOVE &

“B” LOVED

Behind the counter of Intelligentsia Millennium Park Coffeebar (Photograph by Joanne Yj Kim)

waiting in line,

waiting,

waiting…

Love &

waiting

“B” LOVED

waiting

Love & “B” LOVED

waiting &

a coffee to-stay

In-house Intelligentsia Coffee (Photograph by Joanne Yj Kim)

Intelligentsia Coffee Millennium Park Coffeebar

53 East Randolph Street

http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/location/millennium-park-coffeebar