Congratulations to Silas Maxwell Switzer (History major, class of 2024) on the publication of his debut poetry chapbook, Nine Parts Water, One Part Bleach, published with Main Street Rag Press in February 2023. In an interview in Pittsburgh's City Paper, Silas discloses how this "docupoetry" originated out of a docupoetry course at Pitt. The poems - which seek to shed light on "the AIDS crisis in Pittsburgh — and its erasure" - are described as being "interlaced with photos of old queer bars, or where they once stood."
To read the interview with Silas in Pittsburgh's City Paper, please click here. Silas will be discussing his work at Pitt’s Center for Creativity open-mic night on March 30, 2023. To register, please click here.
