Category: news
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MSU Professor Laura Apol named Lansing Poet Laureate
“Passing of the Laurels” celebration set for Friday, May 3, at 5 p.m. in Lansing’s Old Town Professor Laura Apol (courtesy photo) Source: LEAP LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), the RCAH Center for Poetry at Michigan State University and the Lansing Poetry Club, are proud to…
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First Book Spine Poetry Contest a Success
“The Boat of Quiet Hours,” built by Cindy Hunter Morgan as inspiration for our first Book Spine Poetry Contest. While you might not be able to judge a book by its cover, it turns out that you can craft poetry with several covers. That’s what friends and followers of…
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Founder Anita Skeen featured in MSU Today
Anita Skeen, founder of the RCAH Center for Poetry, in full Ravenclaw regalia. We were thrilled to find this February 11 story in MSU Today about our beloved founder, Anita Skeen. Click this link to read more about Anita’s fascinating journey from Appalachia to East Lansing, and her campaign to…
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“Fall”ing in love with poetry
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Welcome back readers, writers, lovers of poetry and all those in between. The Center for Poetry is back with a fully loaded calendar this fall semester. Check out our “Calendar of Events” page for…
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Adventures in Linocut Printing
By: Alexis Stark The Center for Poetry interns celebrated the end of 2017 learning a new form of art: linocuts! Thanks to the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities (RCAH), the Center staff had the opportunity to expand their skills and knowledge of different art forms through the teachings…
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New Year, New Events!
If you’re searching for warmth and comfort during these cold winter months, seek shelter at one of The Center for Poetry’s many 2018 Spring events. Our monthly Haiku Study Group begins Saturday, January 20th and the annual Festival of Listening is on Thursday, February 22nd. The Spring Poetry Festival kicks…
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Center For Poetry Brings Color to Campus
By: Alexis Stark “When your world moves too fast and you lose yourself in the chaos, introduce yourself to each color of the sunset.” —Christy Ann Martine This past week, the Center for Poetry took its love for the written and rhythmic word to the sidewalks of MSU’s campus for…