{"id":26715,"date":"2026-09-15T09:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=26715"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:09:40","slug":"michael-lauchlan-to-read-from-new-poetry-collection-running-lights-sept-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2026\/09\/15\/michael-lauchlan-to-read-from-new-poetry-collection-running-lights-sept-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Lauchlan to read from new poetry collection &#8216;Running Lights,&#8217; Sept. 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-26717\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/Lauchlan-27-Letter.jpg?resize=188%2C235&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/Lauchlan-27-Letter.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/Lauchlan-27-Letter.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/Lauchlan-27-Letter.jpg?resize=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/Lauchlan-27-Letter.jpg?resize=440%2C550&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/Lauchlan-27-Letter.jpg?w=825&amp;ssl=1 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Celebrate the publication of Senior Adjunct Instructor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udmercy.edu\/about\/people\/university\/clae\/english\/adjunct-facuty\/michael-lauchlan.php\">Michael Lauchlan<\/a>&#8216;s new collection of poetry, <em>Running Lights<\/em>, on <strong>Thursday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m.<\/strong>, at 27th Letter Books, located at 3546 Michigan Avenue in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a special evening of new work by Lauchlan, Detroit Mercy&#8217;s new poet-in-residence, along with special guest authors Cal Freeman, Stacy Gnall and Alise Alousi.<\/p>\n<p>This event is free and open to all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Adjunct Instructor Michael Lauchlan will read from his new collection of poetry, &#8216;Running Lights,&#8217; 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