Tag: Book Review
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The 36th Annual Bauder Lecture, featuring Pulitzer Prize Winner Percival Everett
On April 25, 2025, students in Professor Stephen Pasqualina’s Winter 2025 Black Modernisms course attended the 2025 Bauder Lecture featuring author Percival Everett. Just a week before the lecture, the class concluded with intensive readings and discussions of his latest novel, James. The following is a reflection on the lecture by one of the outstanding…
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Layers of Narrative: Lambda Literary award-winning author K-Ming Chang visits the University of Detroit Mercy
As part of the University of Detroit Mercy’s Triptych virtual visiting author series, I had the privilege of attending K-Ming Chang’s reading—an electrifying journey through her surreal, poetic storytelling. Hosted by Dr. Stacy Gnall, Detroit Mercy’s poet-in-residence, the event immersed the audience in Chang’s world, where identity, family, and the uncanny intertwine in haunting and…
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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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Great Reads by Native American Authors
Pulitzer Prize-winning and Native American novelist, N. Scott Momaday’s recent passing (on January 24, 2024), inspired us to compile a list of our favorite books composed by Native American authors. We hope you’ll enjoy exploring our recommendations and maybe you’ll even find a new favorite read. Leave your own recommendations in the comments!
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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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Painted into the Picture: A Review of Tracy K. Smith’s Wade in the Water
by Deja Spruill (‘24) Slavery is not only extremely relevant to the foundations of American history, but it is also extremely relevant to the social and political structures we see today. The treatment of enslaved African Americans has left so much blood on America’s hands, that it’s dripped into future generations. In Wade in the…
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No Savior but Love: A Review of Danez Smith’s Homie
by Siah Pawa (‘26) Danez Smith, a poet from St. Paul, Minnesota who identifies as black, queer, and non-binary, often explores themes of race, gender, and sexuality in their work. Inspired by the loss of a close friend, Smith’s second full-length poetry collection, Homie, is a love letter to friendship—both its good and bad aspects.…
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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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Pushing From Underneath the Veil: A Review of Terrance Hayes’s American Sonnets For My Past And Future Assassin
by Lydia Chapman (‘26) The book American Sonnets For My Past And Future Assassin—Terrance Hayes’s fifth poetry collection—embodies the true heart of America. In it, the poet tackles America’s deep-set, rich history that is often untold yet seeps into the surface of today. American Sonnets For My Past And Future Assassin (Penguin Books, 2018) Hayes speaks…
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