Naomi Long Madgett, Champion of Black Poets, Is Dead at 97

The longtime poet laureate of Detroit, she was as well known for publishing the work of others as she was for her own verse.The longtime poet laureate of Detroit, she was as well known for publishing the work of others as she was for her own verse.Read MoreMadgett, Naomi Long (1923-2020), Deaths (Obituaries), Poetry and Poets, Black People, Race and Ethnicity, Hughes, Langston, Detroit (Mich), You Are My Joy and Pain (Book), Book Trade and Publishing