2019-2020

Daniel Lassell wins Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize
June 11, 2020
"Spit" to be published by MSU Press in 2021.
Spring Poetry Festival postponed
March 11, 2020
Due to Michigan State University's move to online classes, our Spring Poetry Festival is being postponed.

Derek Sheffield wins Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize
February 24, 2020
"Not for Luck" to be published by MSU Press in 2021.

Smuggling Elephants Through Airport Security Released from MSU Press
January 8, 2020
The fifth title from Wheelbarrow Books, Smuggling Elephants Through Airport Security, has just been released by the MSU Press.
2019 Benvenuto/Samet Winners Announced
November 1, 2019 - Center for Poetry Staff
Announcing the winners of the 2019 Richard Benvenuto High School Poetry Competition, and the Tom Samet High School Fiction Competition.

Winner of the 2018 Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize (Emerging), Kristin Brace, interviewed on Electric Poetry
September 11, 2019
Winner of the 2018 Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize (Emerging), Kristin Brace, interviewed on Electric Poetry.

A Note From Founding Director of the Center for Poetry, Anita Skeen
September 4, 2019
A note from Founding Director of the Center for Poetry, Anita Skeen, on a new poetry chapbook from Finishing Line Press.