{"id":26790,"date":"2026-10-07T12:43:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=26790"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T20:44:04","slug":"reading-and-conversation-with-author-keith-taylor-set-for-oct-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2026\/10\/07\/reading-and-conversation-with-author-keith-taylor-set-for-oct-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading and conversation with author Keith Taylor set for Oct. 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Mercy <a href=\"https:\/\/chass.udmercy.edu\/academics\/eng\/\">English Department<\/a> will host poet and writer Keith Taylor for a poetry reading and conversation on <strong>Thursday, Oct. 22, from 12:45-1:45 p.m.<\/strong> in the Bargman Room on the second floor of the McNichols Campus Library.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Taylor is the author, editor or translator of 20 books, and is the A.L. Becker Collegiate Lecturer in English, Emeritus, at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>This event is free, and all are welcome.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26791 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2026\/09\/2026-Taylor-Poster-email-193x300.jpg?resize=599%2C931&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Flyer promoting a poetry reading and conversation with poet Keith Taylor. The flyer features collage-style illustrations of animals and plants, including a fox, woodpecker, raccoon, skunk, squirrel and leaves, arranged around two diagonal yellow brushstrokes. 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