Detroit Mercy’s English Department kicks of this year’s Triptych series with poet Brandon Som, who will read his work on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Som is a Chicano and Chinese American poet. His most recent poetry collection Tripas (Georgia Review and University of Georgia Press) was awarded the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and was a finalist for the National Book Award. He is also the author of The Tribute Horse (Nightboat Books), which won the 2015 Kate Tufts Discovery Award.
Som lives in San Diego, on the traditional and unceded territory of the Kumeyaay Nation, and teaches literature and creative writing at University of California San Diego.
Now in its third year, Triptych is a virtual reading series featuring award-winning poets in conversation with Detroit Mercy’s poet-in-residence, Stacy Gnall. Triptych events are held via Zoom on Thursdays from 6:30-8 p.m. and are free and open to the community!
SAVE THE DATE for authors K-Ming Chang (Feb. 27) and Aracelis Girmay (March 20).
Register here!
