Naomi Long Madgett (July 5,1923 - November 6, 2020). Poet, and educator who founded the historic Lotus Press in 1972. In 2001 she became Detroit‘s Poet Laureate. She was named Kresge Eminent Artist in 2012. ❤️♥️Literary Mother and Pathcutter, now an ancestor after 97 strong years. Rest in the garden of literary flowers. Asé! #naomilongmadgett #blackwomenwriters #poetry #lotuspress
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