Featured Poets
September, 2026- June, 2027

Except where noted, all events take place in The Copper Chimney Lounge @ University United Methodist Church, 1120 S. Harrison Rd., East Lansing, 48823Sept 27, 4-6 PM: Suban Nur Cooley, Lansing Poet Laureate & Asst. Professor in the Dept. of African American & African Studies at MSU. PLUS Open Mic
Friday, Oct. 23, 7-9 p.m., Mark Turcotte, Illinois Poet Laureate & Dr. Gordon Henry, Jr., Professor Emeritus of English & Native American Studies at MSU. Kellogg Center.
Saturday, Oct. 24, The Poets Roundtable, a 1-day poetry conference featuring Mark Turcotte, Dr. Gordon Henry Jr., Nichole Keway Biber, Suban Nur Cooley, & Zoe Johnson. Location: Kellogg Center, MSU. Sponsors: the RCAH Center for Poetry & the Native American Institute at MSU & the Lansing Poetry Club. Time TBD
Nov 22, 4-6 PM: Eder De La Cruz, poet on a journey of discovery, & Guillermo Delgado, artist/poet/teacher w/in Michigan prisons. PLUS Open Mic.
Jan. 24, 4-6 PM: Dr. LeConte Dill, Assoc. Professor & Director of Graduate Studies, Dept. of African American & African Studies at MSU. PLUS Open Mic.
Feb. 28, 4-6 PM: Esther Belin, Poet Laureate of Durango, CO, & Leslie Endowed Chair in North American & Indigenous Literary Studies at MSU. PLUS Open Mic.
March 21, 4-6 PM: “There’s a Place for Us: How Queer Women Built Safe Spaces pre-Gay Liberation,” by Kamryn Marck, storyteller/actor/writer. PLUS Open Mic.

April 25, 4-6 PM: Elizabeth Gibson, poet/writer/visual artist & Peter Ruark, poet/gardener & lover of life. PLUS Open Mic.
May 23, 4-6 PM: Claire Donohoe, writer/poet/performer based in Metro Detroit, & Charisma Holly, spoken word artist born & raised in Detroit. PLUS Open Mic.
June 27, 4-6 PM: Voices of the Revolution, an eclectic ensemble of feminist voices speaking truth & justice through spoken word. PLUS Open Mic.
AND: 2 Poetry Skills Workshops, Dates TBD. FREE to members!For more information: www.facebook.com/LansingPoetryClub