Naomi Long Madgett is April 20 Poet of the Day. Founder of Lotus Press, this poet, educator, Poet Laureate of Detroit, Naomi Long Madgett was the first woman awarded Eminent Artist Award from the Kresge Foundation in 2012. Read about this remarkable woman here:
Additional resources on Naomi Long Madgett:
History Makers: http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/naomi-long-madgett-41
Kresge Foundation: http://kresge.org/news/detroit%E2%80%99s-poet-laureate-naomi-long-madgett-named-2012-kresge-eminent-artist
Free Press: http://www.freep.com/article/20130407/ENT05/304070050/Naomi-Long-Madgett-Art-X
YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRUqrH1VRHU
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