Detroit is Different

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  • Latest episode: “Detroit is the Mecca for Pan-African Thought and Action: Baba Mike Anderson on New Afrika”
  • Latest episode: “From Road Rallies to Public Service: Mallory McMorrow’s Michigan Story”
  • Latest episode: “Freedom Fighter is in My Blood: Jenell Mansfield”

Nandi Comer is Michigan’s first Poet Laureate in over 60 years. Her writing is flavored with descriptive adjectives painting pictures of time, place, space, and much more. The Poet Laureate of Michigan has roots in the Shrine of the Black Madonna, found a love of poetry in a Summer Job, Fan of attending Luche Libre Wrestling in Mexico, and is also a friend of Detroit is Different. Her work advocating for, creating, and appreciating art is life-fulfilling. Discover more about Nandi’s background and how her journey has left an impression on her that is now shared amongst the world in poetry.