Poetry Reading with Naomi Long Madgett and Friends. Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 2-3:30 p.m. Ryerson Auditorium, Third Floor Grand Rapids Public Library, 111 Library St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. Join Detroit Poet Laureate Naomi Long Madgett for an afternoon of poetry and music. Dr. Madgett's prodigious talents, sensibilities, faith, compassion, humor and wit are evident in her work. As founder and editor of Lotus Press, she has encouraged countless up and coming poets. Fable the Poet (Marcel Price) is the current Poet Laureate for the City of Grand Rapids. Sonya Marie Pouncy is a poet and Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop Fellow. Lamar Willis is a musician and educator at the Southfield Public Schools. This event is sponsored by Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids Community College English Department, and Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives.
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