2025-2026 Academic Year Archives
Leila Chatti Reading and Book Launch
Sunday, September 14, 2025 4:00 PM - Sunday, September 14, 2025 6:00 PM at University United Methodist Church, 1120 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing
Leila Chatti returns to her hometown to launch her newest book, "Wildness Before Something Sublime."
Esther Belin Poetry Reading
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 7:00 PM - Wednesday, October 8, 2025 9:00 PM at RCAH Theater, Snyder-Phillips Hall, 361 Physics Rd., East Lansing
Join us as we welcome Esther Belin for a reading and reception.
Phanopticon: Reimagining the Ubiquity of "Image" in the Poetic Idea with Tracie Morris
Friday, October 17, 2025 3:00 PM - Friday, October 17, 2025 4:15 PM at B210/310 Wells Hall, 619 Red Cedar Rd., East Lansing
Join us as Tracie Morris discusses different approaches to the concept of meaningfulness within and outside of the scope of "imagery," often perceived as the primary indicator of a "good" poetic work.
Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd Poetry Reading
Friday, November 14, 2025 7:00 PM at East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Rd., East Lansing, MI
Please join us as we welcome Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd to mid-Michigan!
The Poets' Roundtable
Saturday, November 15, 2025 10:00 AM - Saturday, November 15, 2025 4:00 PM at Library of Michigan, 720 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI
You're invited to a free one-day writing conference featuring Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd
Day Zero Breakdown ft Dennis Hinrichsen, bioPrism, and Worm Moon
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 7:00 PM at RCAH Theater, Snyder-Phillips Hall, 361 Physics Rd.
Day Zero Breakdown: an evening of poetry and experimental music ft. poet Dennis Hinrichsen, ambient artist Worm Moon, and electronic artist bioPrism
Speculative Futures | The Future is Feminine featuring Brittany Rogers
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 6:00 PM - Wednesday, March 11, 2026 7:30 PM at MSU Museum, 409 West Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI
MSU Museum presents Speculative Futures | The Future is Feminine featuring Brittany Rogers
Emerging Indigenous Voices
Saturday, March 21, 2026 7:00 PM at Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center, 5153 Marsh Rd., Okemos, MI
The Native American Institute at Michigan State University, in collaboration with the RCAH Center for Poetry at MSU and the Lansing Poetry Club, is honored to present Emerging Indigenous Voices: An Evening of Poetry by Native American Poets.
Colors through Darkness | Tracie Morris
Friday, March 27, 2026 7:00 PM at Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, 547 E Circle Dr. East Lansing, MI
“Colors through Darkness” is an original performance in response to the Broad Art Museum's Winter/Spring 2026 show, “Darkness,” by Jan Tichy—an exhibit which submerges the museum’s central gallery in total darkness. Morris will perform in that darkness, using recorded sound, moving image, and live performance to collaborate with Tichy’s exhibition.
Gala Celebration of Poetry on the Pathway at Tollgate
Sunday, March 29, 2026 3:00 PM - Sunday, March 29, 2026 5:00 PM at Urban Beat, 1213 Turner Rd., Lansing
You are invited to a celebration of six winners of the "We Are Water" Poetry Contest and the opening of "Poetry on the Pathway " at Tollgate Wetlands.
Wheelbarrow Books Presents Thomas Lynch and Julia McConnell with Balocating Prize Announcement
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 7:00 PM at RCAH Theater, Snyder-Phillips Hall, 361 Physics Rd., East Lansing
Join us for an evening with Thomas Lynch and Julia McConnell as we celebrate Wheelbarrow Books and announce the winner of the 2026 Balocating Undergraduate Prize for Poetry.
Genre Bending with Thomas Lynch
Thursday, April 2, 2026 2:00 PM - Thursday, April 2, 2026 3:30 PM at East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Rd., East Lansing, MI
Join the RCAH Center for Poetry at this craft talk with poet, essayist, and novelist Thomas Lynch.