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FIELD TRIP is a literary project with the simple aim of bringing more poets to the Detroit area while, simultaneously, promoting the incredible local talent.
Detroit famously has a rich literary tradition. Field Trip draws inspiration from Detroit presses and literary organizations such as Alternative Press and Broadside Lotus Press, as well as many others.
Over the past year we have been honored to host writers such as Anne Carson, Noor Hindi, Tongo Eisen-Martin, Eleni Sikelianos, Carla Harryman, Zan de Parry, Kamelya Omayma Youssef, and Laaura Goldstein. Now we'd like to turn the tables slightly. Instead of bringing writers to Detroit, we are bringing Detroit writers on a Field Trip of their own.
Talia Gordon, Isaac Pickell, Ashwini Bhasi, Stephanie Sutton, and Raven Eaddy are poets based in and around Detroit. They are all Field Trip alum as well as writers actively writing and engaging in Detroit's literary community. The event is hosted and curated by poet Christine Kanownik.