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Pamela Anderson wins 2026 Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize
February 17, 2026
Anderson will receive a $1,000 prize and publication by MSU Press.
Singing Under Snow, Wheelbarrow Books' 15th Title, Now Available
January 20, 2026
Wheelbarrow Books' 15th title, Singing Under Snow, is now available!
Rhythm, Resistance, and Reverence: Celebrating Melba Joyce Boyd
December 5, 2025 - Gabrielle Yeary
The RCAH Center for Poetry, in collaboration with the East Lansing Public Library and the Lansing Poetry Club, recently had the honor of hosting Michigan’s third Poet Laureate, Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, for a vivid and memorable public reading.
Printing as a Form of Poetry
October 28, 2025 - Gabrielle Yeary
In an age where poems live and die in the scroll of a screen, a clatter of metal and ink still echoes through the basement of Snyder-Phillips— where the letterpress keeps poetry tactile, intentional, and alive.
Michigan Poet Laureate Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd to appear in Lansing, East Lansing in November
October 2, 2025
Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd will offer a reading and a workshop as part of her visit to East Lansing and Lansing.
Poetry is Meant to Be Shaped and Reshaped, and Leila Chatti Does Just That
September 25, 2025 - Gabrielle Yeary, Center for Poetry Staff
On September 14th, Chatti visited East Lansing’s Copper Chimney Lounge
Center for Poetry Announces Upcoming Events
August 15, 2025
Save the dates for these outstanding poetry events!