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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
"We Are Water" Poetry Contest Open Now
September 1, 2025
You are invited to submit poems celebrating water and/or Lansing’s Tollgate Drain Wetlands . . . or a similar natural environment that features water.
Center for Poetry Announces Upcoming Events
August 15, 2025
Save the dates for these outstanding poetry events!
Submissions Open Now for the 2026 (Emerging) Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize
August 15, 2025
Submit your manuscript now for the 2026 Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize!