Firecracker poet

Local poet Michael Hackney’s roots run deep in Toledo soil. After acquiring a taste for the poetic arts at Northview High School, Hackney received his bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University, and a master’s degree from the University of Toledo, under the tutelage of local Poet Laureate Joel Lipman. He’s been published in local anthologies, such as Cornfed Angel, as well as national collections like Broadway Bards. His poetic voice, plainspoken and never pedantic, will sound at Launch Pad Cooperative as part of its Featured Lines reading series.

Thursday, March 20, 7:30pm. Launch Pad Collective, 911 Jefferson Ave. launchpadcooperative.com Free

Local poet Michael Hackney’s roots run deep in Toledo soil. After acquiring a taste for the poetic arts at Northview High School, Hackney received his bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University, and a master’s degree from the University of Toledo, under the tutelage of local Poet Laureate Joel Lipman. He’s been published in local anthologies, such as Cornfed Angel, as well as national collections like Broadway Bards. His poetic voice, plainspoken and never pedantic, will sound at Launch Pad Cooperative as part of its Featured Lines reading series.

Thursday, March 20, 7:30pm. Launch Pad Collective, 911 Jefferson Ave. launchpadcooperative.com Free