The State of Michigan is reviving its poet laureate program after 50 years. As Michelle Jokisch Polo reports, officials have selected an award-winning poet and Detroit resident to fill the role.
Nandi Comer has been selected as Michigan’s newest poet laureate. She has spent years helping young people in Detroit use poetry to express themselves. Comer says she never imagined she would receive the great honor of becoming the state’s poet laureate.
“I'm really excited about relaunching a program that can really redefine the way that Michigan really looks at its creative writing community and how it values it.”
Over the next two years, Comer will visit schools and libraries across the state to encourage and inspire the next generation of writers.
