Poet Michael J. La Due | Celebrate National Poetry Month

Name: Poet Michael J. La Due | Celebrate National Poetry Month
Start: 2026-04-23T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-23T21:00:00-05:00
Location: 200 W Green St, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820

Schedule

Thu Apr 23 2026 at 05:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

200 W Green St, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820 | Champaign, IL

Celebrate National Poetry Month with Michael J. La Due!
Drawing from more than 30 years as a poet, Michael J. La Due will talk about the art of poetry and read from his work at this National Poetry Month celebration. La Due, a longtime Champaign resident who has served on the City Council and Library Board, has read verse across the U.S. and workshopped with Hettie Jones and Willie Perdomo. La Due has participated in the Illinois Arts Council–funded Jazz Poetry Project; the U of I Jazz Threads program, Jazz Vespers; and No Struggle...No Progress: Honoring Frederick Douglass, a SPEAK Cafe event at Krannert Art Museum.
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