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Rhythm, Resistance, and Reverence: Celebrating Melba Joyce Boyd

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

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

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

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

Center for Poetry Announces Upcoming Events

August 15, 2025

Save the dates for these outstanding poetry events!