Detroit native Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd named Michigan’s new poet laureate

Описание: Detroit native Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd is Michigan's third-ever poet laureate.

As poet laureate, Boyd will connect with Michigan residents, educators and youth across the state to promote literary arts and poetry.


She talked with Stephen Henderson of “American Black Journal” about her new role and what influences her writings.

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