Category: Artist Statement
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Artist Statement: “Backrooms” by Eliza Makhdoom
Now in its 56th year, University of Detroit Mercy’s Dudley Randall Poetry Prize continues Dudley Randall’s legacy of amplifying creative voices within our community. The 2026 1st prize winner is “Backrooms” by Eliza Makhdoom. Read the rest of this year’s prize-winning poems at udmercy.edu/dudley. Backrooms By Eliza Makhdoom I would do anything for a cheap…
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Artist’s Statement: “The Girl I Used to Be”
Read the winner of this year’s Dudley Randall Poetry Prize, “The Girl I Used to Be,” and an artist statement by poet Sam Gillmore.
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