Detroit Mercy undergraduate students, now is the time to submit your poetry work for the 53rd installment of the Dudley Randall Poetry Prize competition! The deadline for submissions is Friday, Feb. 10.
The first prize is $150, second prize earns $75 and third prize receives $50.
Detroit Mercy’s English Department will host poet and writer Marcelo Hernandez Castillo at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 as the first speaker in its new virtual reading series, Triptych.
Triptych is the University of Detroit Mercy’s new virtual reading series, presented by the English Department. During the 2023 winter semester, Triptych will host three accomplished poets and writers for a reading of their work followed by audience questions.
Now through the New Year, a loyal Rx for Reading Donor is matching all donations up to $5,000. It is easy and fast to give a gift through the Detroit Mercy Giving Page.
All students, staff, alumni, faculty and friends are welcome. No writing experience is necessary, just an interest in exploring and developing your creative inclinations.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Olio, Tyehimba Jess will give a dynamic, free poetry reading on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7-8:30 p.m.
Students, alumni, faculty and staff and friends are invited to join the Creative Writing Collective, with its next meeting set for 4-5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17.
Assistant Professor of English Stephen Pasqualina published an essay titled “Teach Students to Be Critics—and Builders” in Inside Higher Ed.
The public, students, staff and faculty are invited to hear two nationally award-winning poets read from their work at University of Detroit Mercy.
Assistant Professor of English Stephen Pasqualina published “Such a Tangible Thing: Zora Neale Hurston’s Unruly Stones of Memory” in The Journal of American Culture. The …
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 2022 semester.
The English Department at Detroit Mercy’s first Creative Writing Collective of the 2022-23 school year is set for Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 4-5:30 p.m. at Room 101 of the Briggs Building.
Each summer, the Detroit Mercy English Department offers reading recommendations for the season of rest and relaxation.
Professor of English Nicholas Rombes was interviewed for the “Culture File” podcast on Ireland’s National Public Service Media. The focus was on Rombes’ book, 10/40/70: Film …
Cal Freeman will read from his new book of poetry, Poolside at the Dearborn Inn, in the McNichols Campus Library on the second floor, Bargman …
The Detroit Mercy English Department is proud to announce the winners of the 52nd annual Dudley Randall Poetry contest: First prize: “The Crown Jewel” by …
A virtual panel discussion, which features Detroit Mercy Associate Professor of Law Catherine Archibald, examines the state of reproductive rights currently in the United States. …
University of Detroit Mercy honored five faculty members at the annual Faculty Recognition event, which was held March 4 at the Student Fitness Center on …
Detroit Mercy associate professor and chair of the department of English Mary-Catherine Harrison discusses on the ways Jesuit education inherently addresses the mental health of …
Enter the 52nd Dudley Randall Poetry contest for a chance to win prizes! Each year, the Detroit Mercy English Department honors Dudley Randall, the late …
The Detroit Mercy English Department is hosting Matthew Olzmann for a virtual poetry reading and discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. Olzmann has …
The Detroit Mercy English Department is hosting Tarfia Faizullah for a virtual poetry reading and discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. Faizullah is …
Students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join the English Department’s Creative Writing Collective, which will hold its next meeting Tuesday, Oct. 19 …
Professor of English Nick Rombes was interviewed regarding his book 10/40/70: Constraint as Liberation in the Era of Digital Film Theory for the Kiraathane Istanbul Book …
The April gathering of the Creative Writing Collective will be on Thursday, April 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. Creative writers in all …
Emerson College Professor of Creative Writing Jerald Walker will present a talk and reading on Thursday. April 8 at 6:30 p.m. about his book, How …
The next virtual gathering of the Creative Writing Collective is on Wednesday, March 3 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Creative writers in all genres and …
This winter seems particularly slow and gloomy – all the more reason to get outside of our heads and connect with others. Creative writers in …
Creative writers in all genres and levels of experience are welcome to join the Detroit Mercy Creative Writing Collective for discussion, idea-sharing, feedback and writing …
