RCAH Center for Poetry at MSU

Home of the Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Prize.
Encouraging the reading, writing, & discussion of poetry; creating awareness of the power of poetry in daily life.

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Join us! We're in search of a director/professor here at @RCAH_MSU. View the posting here (closes Nov. 20): https://t.co/eIeVcpHDCS

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The latest from the Center for Poetry - https://t.co/yHppBftNT5

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Poets! Could you be the next director of the RCAH Center for Poetry? Applications are now being accepted for this tenure track position in the @rcah Residential College in the Arts and Humanities at @michiganstateu. Check the job posting: https://t.co/TiUEYakxy5

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Bidding Adieu to Another Academic Year - https://t.co/OgbnBPEEp6

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LANDLOCKED, the 12th title in the Wheelbarrow Books Poetry Series, is now available from @msupress!
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Next week! CAConrad and Raquel Salas Rivera! - https://t.co/9Tv5VvDI06

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The latest news from the Center for Poetry - https://t.co/FiYVaGmp5g

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Please read! Instructions for Attending March 15 Benvenuto Reading - https://t.co/CzcXcphVev

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Good morning, #awp! All in-stock titles $5 today only! T1223

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will be at the @msupress table tomorrow, TR 3/9 from 2-3 signing copies of Swan Hammer if you’re at the book fair! stop by + say hi! #awp 🦢 🔨 📚

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The latest news from the Center for Poetry! - https://t.co/FyPMzzAoXw

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Poem of the Week: Requiem for a Nest by Wanda Coleman @centerforpoetry https://t.co/5tikBEWgVf

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Like a child’s kite catching at the wind
That flies because the hand holds tight the line.

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Artwork by Katarzyna Lesiakowska-Tofil.

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Our Poem of the Week is Found Letter by Joshua Weiner. Found Letter is a poem about blessings and thanks. This poem encapsulates the feeling of achievement by just being alive and of how no matter how hard times seen, spirits cling to people like kites to a child.

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Found Letter
By Joshua Weiner

What makes for a happier life, Josh, comes to this:
Gifts freely given, that you never earned;
Open affection with your wife and kids;
Clear pipes in winter, in summer screens that fit;
Few days in court, with little consequence;

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And sleep to trim the long night coming;
Knowledge of who you are, the wish to be
None other; freedom to forget the time;
To know the soul exceeds where it’s confined
Yet does not seek the terms of its release,

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A quiet mind, a strong body, short hours
In the office; close friends who speak the truth;
Good food, cooked simply; a memory that’s rich
Enough to build the future with; a bed
In which to love, read, dream, and re-imagine love;
A warm, dry field for laying down in sleep,

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Deals galore on Wheelbarrow Books and more!

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Do you need some last-minute holiday gift ideas? We are offering up to 20% off select titles! The holiday discount will be applied when you use code MSUP22 during checkout, good until December 31st!

For ordering information, please visit: https://t.co/1WZ7D3aMiT

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We're thrilled to see the latest Wheelbarrow Books release, "Ice Hours" by Marion Starling Boyer (available to order online now @msupress) included in Page One in the latest issue of @poetswritersinc! https://t.co/bs0yBrheSS

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The Poem of the Week is "A Center" by Ha Jin. Artwork done by Jean Marc Janiaczyk.