Will The Poet

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Poet, Educator, Performance Artist

About: Will The Poet Langford

Will Langford, a Detroit native, is a poet, teaching artist, and Fulbright scholar. He divides his energy between education, art, and community development projects in Michigan, the U.S., and across the globe! 🌍 🤗

Will is a 2021 Anderson-Schwille International Education Fellow and a recently-announced 2021-2022 Imagining America PAGE Fellow!

Will's chapbook of poetry, Detroit: Workers, Teachers, Lovers is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.

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EAT UP DETROIT!

WILL THE POET PAINTS 🖼

LETS EAT UP DETROIT!

"EAT UP DETROIT!" IS A PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND ART WORKSHOP SERIES FROM WILL "THE POET" LANGFORD

Thank you for checking us out at Granny's Chandelier Art Gallery in Hamtramck!

Stay tune: "Eat Up Detroit!" is coming to an Art Gallery or Community Center Near you!

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Spoken Word Artist of the Year

"Mary Wells" Live on ABZ WXYZ with Annmarie LaFlamme!

Will Langford Presents: Art Everywhere

I'm supporting youth in East Africa in 2021/2022 by providing them with *free* art supplies, including notebooks, craft materials, paint, and more!

Stay tuned for updates!

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Spoken Word Poetry w/ Detroits Own Will The Poet (Session 1)

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Spoken Word Poetry With Will The Poet Langford

Land Bank

Dear City

Saturday, Detroit Eastern Market

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Spoken Word Poetry with Detroit's Will The Poet (Session #2)

"Spoken Word Poetry with Detroit's Own Will The Poet Langford" is part of the United States of Writing Grant Program—aiming to celebrate poets across the Nation— in Detroit, New Orleans, and Houston, and beyond! 🇺🇸 Thank you for supporting my artistry! 🙏🏽🤗 🎙

-Will Langford

__This event is supported in part by Poets & Writers, thanks to a grant from the Hearst Foundations.__

"Making A Coney Dog Detroit Style" by Will The Poet LangforD

This Original Poem Is Featured in my Forthcoming Chapbook, Detroit: Workers, Teachers, Lovers 📘

Recent Highlights

Will stands in front of a row of bright blue "Kenya Post" post office boxes while holding several po

Will and Dr. Pul Thomas stand with a ping between he two of hem. Both men are wean masks.

An image of the Spirit of Detroit Statue, which is artistically rendered in Silver and Black.

Happy Juneteenth, My People!

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All Over Africa

01/29

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The Fulbright Program Presents: An Evening of Poetry

The U.S Fulbright Program celebrates its 75th Anniversary with an evening of poetry, featuring Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet, Rita Dove, and Fulbright alumni, including Will "The Poet" Langford!

(Time Stamp: 1:14:14)

Uncommon Will

ABC WXYZ Detroit: Motown Mic

ABC WXYZ Detroit: Motown Mic: Spoken Word Artist of the Year interview with Any Prakash!

💚🤍 Pamoja: As ONE 💚🤍

Check out a collaboration of EPIC proportions!

Thank you Spartan Nation! 💚🤍

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