Naomi
Long
Madgett
Born:
07/05/1923
Norfolk
Parents: Clarence Marcellus Long and Maude Hilton Long
Spouse: 1st Julian F. Witherspoon, 2nd William Harold Madgett, 3rd Leonard Patton Andrews
Children: Jill Witherspoon Boyer
Address(es):
Permanent :
16886 Inverness St.
Detroit , MI 48221
USA
Permanent :
18080 Santa Barbara Dr. (Office)
Detroit , MI 48221
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.naomilongmadgett.com/
Parents: Clarence Marcellus Long and Maude Hilton Long
Spouse: 1st Julian F. Witherspoon, 2nd William Harold Madgett, 3rd Leonard Patton Andrews
Children: Jill Witherspoon Boyer
Address(es):
Permanent :
16886 Inverness St.
Detroit , MI 48221
USA
Permanent :
18080 Santa Barbara Dr. (Office)
Detroit , MI 48221
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.naomilongmadgett.com/
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim Journey : autobiography | Non Fiction , Biography | Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 2006 | |
|
Connected islands : new and selected poems - by Naomi Cornelia Long Madgett |
Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 2004 | |
| Hymns Are My Prayers | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 1997 | |
| Remembrances of Spring : Collected Early Poems | Poetry | Adult | East Lansing, MI : Michigan State University Press | 1993 | |
|
Adam of Ife: Black Women in Praise of Black Men - Editor and Author of Introduction |
Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 1992 | |
| Pink ladies in the afternoon : new poems 1965-1971 | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 1990 | |
| A Milestone Sampler: 15th Anniversary Anthology | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 1988 | |
|
Contemporary Michigan Poetry : Poems from the Third Coast - Anthology |
Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Wayne State University | 1988 | |
|
Octavia and Other Poems - Required reading in Detroit Public Schools-eleventh grade |
Poetry | Adult , Teen | Chicago, IL : Third World Press | 1988 | |
| Star by Star : Poems | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 1985 | |
| Phantom Nightingale: Juvenilia : poems, 1934-1943 | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 1981 | |
| A Student's Guide to Creative Writing | Non Fiction | Adult , Teen | Detroit, MI : Penway | 1980 | |
|
I've come this far to freedom : midway - Lyrics by Naomi Long Madgett, music by Gerald Savage. |
Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 1980 | ||
| Exits and Entrances : New Poems | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 1978 | |
| Pink Ladies in the Afternoon : New Poems, 1965 -1971 | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Lotus Press | 1972 | |
|
Success in Language and Literature/B - Textbook With Ethel Tincher, Henry B. Maloney |
Non Fiction | Adult , Teen | River Grove, IL : Follett | 1967 | |
| Star by Star | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Harlo | 1965 | |
|
|
One and the Many | Poetry | Adult | New York : Exposition Press | 1956 |
|
The Poetry of the Negro 1746-1949 - Poems included in this book edited by Langston Hughes and Arna Bontemps |
Poetry | Adult | Garden City, NY : Doubleday | 1949 | |
| Songs to a Phantom Nightingale | Poetry | Adult | New York : Fortuny's Publishers, Inc. | 1941 | |
|
American Literature by Negro Authors - Poems included in this anthology |
Poetry | ||||
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Beyond the Blues - Poems included in this anthology |
Poetry | Adult | |||
|
Other writings: - Published in such magazines and journals as Callaloo, Essence, Michigan Quarterly Review, Sage, Blue River Poetry Magazine, National Weekly Poetry, Phylon, Freedom Ways, The Muse, Negro Digest, The Michigan Chronicle, and Obsidian |
Non Fiction | Adult |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
"To interpret life as honestly as I can through experience (real, borrowed, or imagined) with the hope that others' experience might be enlightened or broadened by what I write."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Poet
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore , MD | 1970 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writers in the Schools Program Creator | Michigan Council for the Arts | MI | 1990 |
| Professor Emerita | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti , MI | 1984 |
|
Recorder
- Poetry for the National Archives |
National Archives, Library of Congress | Washington DC | 1978 |
| Professor | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti , MI | 1973 -1984 |
| Editor | Lotus Press, Inc. | Detroit , MI | 1972 |
| Lecturer | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor , MI | 1970 -1971 |
| Associate Professor | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti , MI | 1968 -1973 |
| Research Associate | Oakland University | Rochester , MI | 1965 -1966 |
| Teacher | Detroit Public Schools | Detroit , MI | 1955 -1968 |
| Service Representative | Michigan Bell Telephone Co | Detroit , MI | 1948 -1954 |
| Reporter and Copy Reader | Michigan Chronicle | Detroit , MI | 1945 -1946 |
| - Judge in various literary competitions, including grants for state arts councils | |||
| - Numerous readings, residencies, writers' workshops, locally and nationally | |||
| - Several poems set to music and three publicly performed |
Other Resources:
Other Comments:
Naomi Long Madgett/ Lotus Press Archive is on deposit at the University of Michigan Special Collections Library in Ann Arbor.
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