

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Poetry Room x CADL - Despite Everything It's Still You 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Despite everything, the good is still worth fighting for.

Join us for an inspiring afternoon of poetry with the Despite Everything tour, celebrating resilience, creativity, and connection. Experience the voices of local and national poets:

Masaki Takahashi – Lansing Poet Laureate 2022–2024

Claire Donohoe – Co-host of The Poetry Room

Truth the Poet – Flint, MI

RJ Walker – National touring poet who writes poems on a typewriter for anyone who needs them

When: Saturday, April 11
Where: Downtown (exact location TBD)
Schedule:

Poetry Reading: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Poetry Workshop: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Who should attend: Teens &amp; Adults (Ages 14+)

Whether you want to be inspired by live readings or try your hand at writing your own poetry, this event is for you. Bring your curiosity, your heart, and your words—let’s celebrate the good that remains, despite everything.

This event was made possible by:
Capital Area District Libraries 
Arts Council of Greater Lansing
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lansing/the-poetry-room-x-cadl-despite-everything-its-still-you/200029815019337
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 39

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029815019337?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lansing-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lansing
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Capital Area District Libraries
- **lat**: 42.729636779809
- **long**: -84.553554489809
- **full address**: Capital Area District Libraries, 419 S Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI 48933, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Poetry Room (https://allevents.in/org/the-poetry-room/11205778)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Capital Area District Libraries, 419 S Capitol Ave, Lansing, MI 48933, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Poetry Room
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Poetry Room x CADL - Despite Everything It's Still You  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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