Tag: detroit-poetry
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Read Everything. Be Curious. Be Driven by Compassion: A Q&A with Poet and Professor Michael Lauchlan
by Alyssa Knowles (’28) On September 15th of this year, University of Detroit Mercy’s current Poet-in-Residence, Professor Michael Lauchlan, released Running Lights, his second full-length poetry collection. To celebrate the launch of this highly-anticipated book, friends, family, and fans joined Lauchlan for a reading of his new work at 27th Letter Books in Detroit the…
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UDM’s Poet-in-Residence Celebrates Publication of New Book with Reading at 27th Letter Books
by Lena Williams On September 25th at 27th Letter Books, people gathered to celebrate the launch of Running Lights, the latest book of poetry by University of Detroit Mercy’s Poet-In-Residence, Professor Michael Lauchlan. The event opened with Cal Freeman, the author of The Weather of Our Names, and a University of Detroit Mercy alumnus. He…
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Magnetic Poetry Contest—2026 Winners!
University of Detroit Mercy’s English Department is excited to announce the winners of the 2026 Magnetic Poetry Contest! For the third year, students, faculty, staff, and alumni were encouraged to create original poems using the magnets on Briggs’s second-floor lockers. The contest judges received more submissions than ever before. Read the poems they selected as…
