Writing Center Director and Adjunct Instructor Erin Bell was recognized by their peers with the Blackboard Exemplary Course Program (ECP) Award. The ECP Award recognizes …
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Triptych +1 features student authors at Book Suey, April 16
To cap off this year’s spectacular Triptych virtual reading series, join the Department of English on Thursday, April 16, for Triptych +1, a special live and in-person encore where UDM Creative Writing students will read their original work.
Poet Joanne Godley to launch award-winning collection at reading, March 25
Broadside Lotus Press and the University of Detroit Mercy Press will hold a special virtual reading and conversation with award-winning poet Joanne Godley on March 25, where she will launch her collection ‘How the Black Panthers Fell from the Sky.’
Triptych virtual author series features poets Ilya Kaminsky & Katie Farris on March 19
Detroit Mercy’s English Department will host poets Ilya Kaminsky & Katie Farris in the third of three Triptych virtual author series on Thursday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Award-winning author Jim Daniels to read at UDM, March 17
This year’s Michigan Author Award winner Jim Daniels will visit the McNichols Campus on March 17 for a reading and conversation about his work, including his newest collection, ‘Late Invocation for Magic: New and Selected Poems.’
Celebrate National Reading Month with Rx for Reading Detroit at Batch Brewing Co.
Celebrate literacy and help expand access to children’s books during National Reading Month through a series of events at Batch Brewing Co. on Thursdays in March.
Dudley Randall Poetry Prize winners announced for 2026
The Department of English is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Dudley Randall Poetry Prize! Eliza Makhdoom earned first place for her poem, “Backrooms.”
Stacy Gnall, Michael Lauchlan to lead final CWC of term, March 3
The final gathering of the Creative Writing Collective this semester will take place on Tuesday, March 3, from 5:15-6:30 p.m. in the Briggs Building, Room 205. Poet-in-Residence Stacy Gnall and Senior Adjunct Instructor Michael Lauchlan will lead the conversation. All are invited to attend.
UDM features Detroit poets Brittany Rogers and Tommye Blount for reading and conversation, Feb. 24
UDM will host an evening of poetry and conversation with Detroit poets, Brittany Rogers and Tommye Blount, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m. Come early for a reception and book signing at 5:30 p.m.
Creative Writing Collective meets Feb. 11 for use of metaphors in essays
Amanda Hiber, senior lecturer in the Department of English, will lead the Creative Writing Collective conversation on using metaphors in personal essays on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 5:15-6:30 p.m. All Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited.
Poetry submissions due Feb. 6 for 2026 Dudley Randall poetry competition
Detroit Mercy undergraduate students are eligible to submit one poem of 55 or fewer lines with all topics and poetic forms welcome. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Feb. 6, and the first prize is $150!
Explore creative writing inclinations Jan. 22 with CWC
The first installment of the Creative Writing Collective for the winter semester will take place on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 5:15 p.m. in Room 201 of the Briggs Building. All are are invited.
Poet Cate Marvin kicks off Triptych virtual author series, Jan. 15
Detroit Mercy’s English Department welcomes back its Triptych series by hosting poet Cate Marvin, recipient of the Kate Tufts Discovery Prize, on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Stacy Gnall, Detroit Mercy’s poet-in-residence and adjunct instructor of English, recently had four poems from her third book manuscript accepted for publication–two in TriQuarterly and …
Student Spotlight: Sam Abedi highlights Poet Laureate event in ‘Between the Pages’
Biology major and Literature minor Sam Abedi wrote about the recent Homecoming reading by Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd, the first poetry reading in …
English Department to welcome Cal Freeman for poetry reading, Oct. 23
The English Department welcomes poet and Detroit Mercy alumnus Cal Freeman for a poetry reading on Thursday, Oct. 23, in the McNichols Campus Library.
English Department announces winners of 2025 Magnetic Poetry Contest
For the second year, UDM’s English Department sponsored a Magnetic Poetry Contest, where all were invited to try their hand at original compositions using the building blocks of poetry. You can read the winning poems on “Between the Pages,” the digital magazine of Detroit Mercy’s Department of English.
Deadline for student submissions to UDM’s student art journal, Oct. 10
[sic] offers $100 prizes for the best visual, poetry and fiction/prose submissions and is open to all Detroit Mercy undergraduate and graduate students. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 10.
Joanna Fuhrman featured in virtual poetry reading, Oct. 1
All are welcome to attend a special virtual poetry reading on Wednesday, Oct. 1, by poet Joanna Fuhrman, hosted by UDM’s Poet-in-Residence Stacy Gnall.
Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd to read at Homecoming festivities
Michigan’s new Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd will read her poetry in UDM’s brand new Black Box Theatre during UDM Homecoming festivities on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m.
First gathering of Creative Writing Collective set for Sept. 9
The fall semester’s first installment of the Creative Writing Collective will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 5:15 p.m. inside the Briggs Building. All are welcome who have an interest in creative writing.
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Apply to become a content editor for UDM’s student arts journal, [sic]
Student editors are needed for the next issue of [sic], Detroit Mercy’s student art journal, which is slated to start production at the beginning of the fall 2025 semester.
Get creative with English Department’s Magnetic Poetry Contest
All Detroit Mercy students, alumni faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to create an original poem using the magnets on the second-floor lockers in the Briggs Building. Submit a photo of your completed poem by Saturday, Sept. 27.
Writing Center Director and Adjunct Instructor Erin Bell presented an essay, titled “‘I don’t want to grow up—if it’s like that’: Re-Reading Carson McCullers’ story …
Triptych+1: Student reading at Book Suey bookstore cooperative, April 10
Come show your support for Detroit Mercy student writers who will read their original creative work at Book Suey, a vibrant local bookstore just 10 minutes from campus, on Thursday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Add your haiku to the Creative Arts Kiosk in celebration of National Poetry Month
Stop by the Write Something! desk at the Detroit Mercy Creative Arts kiosk any time from April 14-17 and participate in a fun activity to celebrate National Poetry month and National Haiku Poetry Day!
Detroit Mercy’s English Department hosted its third annual Triptych virtual reading series, featuring three award-winning writers in conversation with UDM’s poet-in-residence Stacy Gnall. You can …
‘Writing the Midwest,’ a reading and conversation with author Sonya Huber, April 8
The Detroit Mercy English Department and College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences will host a reading and conversation with author Sonya Huber on Tuesday, April 8 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Commerce & Finance Building. All are welcome!
Arab American Poetry: Student volunteers wanted to create display
To celebrate, the English Department is looking for students who are interested in creating a display spotlighting Arab American poets for the Detroit Mercy Creative Arts kiosk.
Dudley Randall Poetry Prize winners announced for 2025
The Department of English is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Dudley Randall Poetry Prize! Michelle Gomez-Angeles earned first place for her poem, “The Restless Twin.”
Second Creative Writing Collective of winter term set for Feb. 26
The second Creative Writing Collective for the winter semester will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. All Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited!
Triptych reading series features poet K-Ming Chang on Feb. 27
Detroit Mercy’s Triptych series hosts featured poet K-Ming Chang, Lambda Literary Award winner, on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m.
First Creative Writing Collective of winter term set for Jan. 28
The first installment of the Creative Writing Collective for the winter semester will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 5:30 in the Briggs Building, Room 205. All Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited!
Lisa 2, a novel by Professor of English Nick Rombes, was published in December by Calamari Archives out of New York City. His conversation about the …
Triptych 2025 launches in January
Triptych, a virtual reading series featuring three award-winning poets in conversation with Detroit Mercy’s poet-in-residence, Stacy Gnall, launches in January.
Writing about/with animals the theme for Nov. 20’s Creative Writing Collective
Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join UDM’s Creative Writing Collective from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20!
UDM undergraduates present at the Michigan College English Association Conference
Five UDM undergraduates presented at this year’s conference of the Michigan College English Association.
Feminist Scholarship Colloquium set for Oct. 28
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program will host the annual Feminist Scholarship Colloquium on Monday, Oct. 28, where presenters will share the diverse ways that sex, gender, sexuality and structures of power inform their research and teaching.
Nick Rombes to lead Oct. 21 Creative Writing Collective
Nick Rombes will lead the second Creative Writing Collective gathering of the fall semester! Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join on Monday, Oct. 21 from 5:30-6:45 p.m. in the Briggs Building.
First Creative Writing Collective set for Sept. 17
Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join UDM’s Creative Writing Collective! The first gathering is set for Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 5:30-6:45 p.m. inside of the Briggs Building, Room 201.
Earn prizes with English Department’s Magnetic Poetry Contest
All Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty and administrators are encouraged to create an original poem using the magnets on the second-floor lockers of the Briggs Building. The deadline to submit an image of your finished poem is Friday, Sept. 13.
Associate Professor and Chair of English Mary-Catherine Harrison published “The Koh-i-Noor Diamond and Dinah Mulock Craik’s Fantasy of Consensual Colonization” in the Nineteenth Century Gender …
Associate Professor of English and Department Chair Mary-Catherine Harrison published a review of Annette Federico’s Charles Dickens: But for You, Dear Stranger in Victoriographies: A …
Assistant Professor of English Elena Garcia has recently had two writing pieces published at the same time. The first, “Considering the Factory Floor” is an …
Professor of English Nicholas Rombes appeared on Stateside at Michigan Public Radio on May 31 to talk about his new novel, “The Rachel Condition,” and …
Rombes reads from new book in Ann Arbor, June 5
Professor of English Nicholas Rombes will be reading from his new novel, “The Rachel Condition,” at the Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5.
Summer reading recommendations from the English Department
Each summer, members of Detroit Mercy’s English Department offer reading recommendations to the UDM community.
Triptych +1 features student reading at Page Bookshop, April 18
To cap off this year’s spectacular Triptych virtual reading series, join the Department of English for Triptych +1, a special live and in-person encore where UDM creative writing students will read their original work!
Author Christine Montross guest for virtual series, ‘Telling the Stories of Health Humanities’
Psychiatrist and author Christine Montross will be the featured guest in a virtual speaker series entitled, “Telling the Stories of the Health Humanities,” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10.
Curtis Chin reading and conversation, March 26
Writer, director, producer and activist Curtis Chin will read from his new memoir, “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant,” in a reading and conversation at Tuesday, March 26 in the Bargman Room.