NAOMI LONG MADGETT 
Award-winning poet, editor, and educator Naomi Long Madgett - who nurtured aspiring Detroit poets through her teaching, annual poetry award, and publishing company - has been named the 2012 Kresge Eminent Artist.
The Kresge Eminent Artist Award and $50,000 prize recognize Madgett's decades of commitment to originating, illuminating, and preserving poetry by African-Americans, and promoting the study and appreciation of African-American literature in schools and universities. A professor emeritus of English at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich., Madgett is the author of 10 books of poetry, a pair of textbooks, and the 2006 memoir, "Pilgrim Journey." She also has edited two anthologies.
Madgett's poems have appeared in scores of anthologies at home and abroad. Her work has been recognized with an American Book Award, the Michigan Governor's Award for Arts & Culture, three honorary degrees, several lifetime-achievement awards, and induction into three halls of fame. Lotus Press, which Madgett founded in 1972, has published more than 90 collections of poetry written by emerging and established poets.
Madgett's selection as the 2012 Kresge Eminent Artist also honors her commitment to the city that she has enlivened for more than six decades.
Kresge Arts in Detroit congratulates Naomi Long Madgett!
Please visit www.kresgeartsindetroit.org for more information on Naomi Long Madgett and the Kresge Eminent Artist Award.
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