Presented By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)
Mark Webster Reading Series

Free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first serve.
One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting. We encourage you to bring your friends - a Webster reading makes for an enjoyable and enlightening Friday evening.
This week's reading features Austin Blaze (introduced by Bryce Pope) and Marlin Jenkins (introduced by Danez Smith)
Austin Blaze is a writer from Northern California. His fiction was once described as "humor infused with sadness," which is pretty much what he's going for.
Marlin M. Jenkins was born and raised in Detroit, where he recently taught poetry to middle-schoolers through the Inside Out program. His poems have recently found homes in The Collagist, The Journal, and Word Riot.
One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting. We encourage you to bring your friends - a Webster reading makes for an enjoyable and enlightening Friday evening.
This week's reading features Austin Blaze (introduced by Bryce Pope) and Marlin Jenkins (introduced by Danez Smith)
Austin Blaze is a writer from Northern California. His fiction was once described as "humor infused with sadness," which is pretty much what he's going for.
Marlin M. Jenkins was born and raised in Detroit, where he recently taught poetry to middle-schoolers through the Inside Out program. His poems have recently found homes in The Collagist, The Journal, and Word Riot.