Nandi Comer
{{Short description|American poet}}
Nandi Comer is an American author and poet. She was appointed as the poet laureate of Michigan in 2023, becoming the state's first poet laureate since the 1950s.
Early life and education
Comer grew up in Detroit and graduated from the Communication & Media Arts High School. She studied English and Spanish at the University of Michigan, receiving bachelor's degrees in both.{{cite news |title=Award-Winning Poet Named Michigan's Poet Laureate |url=https://www.michigan.gov/mde/news-and-information/press-releases/2023/04/12/award-winning-poet-named--michigans-poet-laureate |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=Michigan Department of Education |date=April 12, 2023}} She also holds a master’s degree in African American Literature and a Master’s of Fine Arts degree in Poetry from Indiana University.{{cite web |title=Michigan Poet Laureate |url=https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/public/poet-laureate |website=Library of Michigan |publisher=Library of Michigan |access-date=6 February 2025}}
Career
Comer was appointed as poet laureate of Michigan in 2023. She is the first person to hold that position since Edgar Guest, who died in 1959. In 2021, the Michigan legislature passed a budget re-establishing the position.{{cite news |last1=Hendrickson |first1=Clara |title=Michigan names first state poet laureate since 1950s |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2023/04/12/nandi-comer-michigan-poet-laureate/70108292007/ |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=Detroit Free Press |date=April 12, 2023}}
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External links
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Category:University of Michigan alumni
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Category:Poets laureate of Michigan
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