He is wearing a tan blazer and dark washed pants. He is reading his poem out of a journal and into a microphone. There is a blue curtain behind him.

Poetry Room open mic features thoughts on Good Fortune

In Lansing, there is a place where authors, poets and musicians alike are welcome to perform during the second week of each month. The Poetry Room was founded in 2017 by Masaki Takahashi and Grace Carras when the two joined forces with the Robin Theater “to create a series of open mic events that would excite the masses and bless the ears of patrons with tasty poetry.”