Category: Events
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If You Know Too Much of What You’re Going To Say, Then You’re Not Discovering Anything: A Virtual Poetry Reading with Joanna Fuhrman
On October 1, 2025, the University of Detroit Mercy hosted a virtual poetry reading featuring Joanna Fuhrman, poet and Assistant Teaching Professor in Creative Writing at Rutgers University. A graduate of the University of Washington’s MFA program, where she received both the Academy of American Poets Prize and the Joan Grayson Award, Fuhrman’s distinctive style…
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UDM’s New Black Box Theatre Hosts Its First Poetry Reading with Michigan Poet Laureate Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd
On Saturday, September 27th, the University of Detroit Mercy’s newly opened Black Box Theatre hosted its first poetry reading with Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd. A writer and academic, Dr. Boyd is Michigan’s third poet laureate and currently holds the position of Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University. She has authored a…
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Poet Cal Freeman Offers Reading on UDM’s Campus
Join Detroit Mercy’s Department of English as we welcome poet (and alum!) Cal Freeman to campus for a poetry reading and conversation about his latest book, The Weather of Our Names (Cornerstone Press, 2025). Books will be available for purchase. Thursday, October 23rd at 12:45 pm McNichols Campus Library, Bargman Room (2nd floor) Free and Open…
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Poet Joanna Furhman Offers Virtual Reading!
Join University of Detroit Mercy’s Department of English as we welcome Joanna Fuhrman to a free virtual reading, hosted by UDM’s Poet-in-Residence Stacy Gnall! Open to the community: Register here. JOANNA FUHRMAN is the author of seven books of poetry, most recently Data Mind (Curbstone/Northwestern University Press, 2024) and To a New Era (Hanging Loose Press 2021). Fuhrman’s poems have…
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Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd Comes to UDM!
As part of this year’s 2025 Homecoming festivities, Michigan’s new Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd will offer a poetry reading in University of Detroit Mercy’s brand new Black Box Theatre! This event is free and open to the public. An official stop on the 2025 Michigan Poet Laureate Tour, the reading is sponsored by the…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet Brandon Som Visits Detroit Mercy as part of Triptych Visiting Author Series
On Thursday, January 16th, Pulitzer Prize winner Brandon Som spoke with UDM students via Zoom after reading from his book Tripas, a collection of poems largely dedicated to Som’s maternal grandmother. In Tripas, Som uses images of circuitry to describe the long hours his grandmother spent on the factory line. The cover of the book…
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Duality in Being: A Review of Farnaz Fatemi’s Triptych Reading
by Olivia Vitale (‘24) As both the school year and my time here at the university come to a close, I am grateful to have been able to attend the final event in the 2024 Triptych virtual author series. I found myself captivated by the work that Fatemi shared with those in attendance at the…
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Inspired by Myth: A Review of Donika Kelly’s Triptych Virtual Visiting Author Series Event
by Kristin Murphy (’23) I am beyond grateful to know that a space exists where my mind can be captivated and relaxed at the same time. This space is Triptych, the University of Detroit Mercy’s virtual visiting author series. The Triptych series began when I was a senior at Detroit Mercy, but it has remained…
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So, You Missed Triptych with Srikanth Reddy…
by Ronan Mansilla (’26) …and I regret to inform you that you missed out on a wonderful evening of poetry and wisdom from the brilliant and multi-faceted Srikanth (“Chicu”) Reddy. Over the course of the hour, the esteemed poet/editor/critic read from his three books of poetry and eloquently answered audience questions. Devastated that you missed…
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Triptych with Adam Giannelli
By Josh Otten I had the pleasure of attending the most recent Triptych Reading, featuring Adam Giannelli. He opened with a wry smile, making himself known through his beard, lavender striped oxford shirt, and his stutter. He also made sure to mention the spider plant that hung behind him. I’d like to consider it as…
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