This event is in the past.It took place on April 4, 2026 at Literati Bookstore.


Hear tomorrow's literary voices before they hit shelves. University of Michigan seniors debut book-length theses: poetry and prose tackling everything from Midwest ecology to Lebanese exile to David Lynch-inspired weirdness.
Literary event
Poetry reading
Fiction showcase
Emerging authors
Tips
đźŽ"beloved weirdness" inspired by David Lynch & Virginia Woolf
⌨️arrive early to play with the public typewriter downstairs
🌍expect themes of exile, ecology, suburbia, love, and resistance
U of M English Creative Writing Capstone Reading pt. 1
Old Fourth Ward


Hear tomorrow's literary voices before they hit shelves. University of Michigan seniors debut book-length theses: poetry and prose tackling everything from Midwest ecology to Lebanese exile to David Lynch-inspired weirdness.
Literary event
Poetry reading
Fiction showcase
Emerging authors
Tips
đźŽ"beloved weirdness" inspired by David Lynch & Virginia Woolf
⌨️arrive early to play with the public typewriter downstairs
🌍expect themes of exile, ecology, suburbia, love, and resistance
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