Description: Pink Ladies in The Afternoon: New Poems 1965-1971 by Naomi Long Madgett (1972, Paperback) Signed/autographed and inscribed by the author: “Best wishes to [redacted] Naomi Long Madgett.”First Edition Published by Lotus Press© 1972 Detroit, Michigan Some of these poems have appeared in FREE LANCE, BROADSIDE PRESS #11, BLACK WORLD (formerly The Negro Digest), Journal of Black Poetry, A Broadside Treasury (edited by Gwendolyn Brooks) and New Black Voices (edited by Abraham Chapman). About Naomi Long MadgettDetroit poet laureate and publisher Naomi Cornelia Long Madgett was born in Norfolk, Virginia and grew up in East Orange, NJ and St. Louis, MO. She earned a BA at Virginia State University (Virginia State College), an M.Ed. at Wayne State University, and a PhD at Greenwich University…Madgett often engaged themes of civil rights and African American spirituality. Mentored by poet Langston Hughes, Madgett moved to Detroit in 1946. In the 1960s, she joined a group of African American writers who met regularly at Boone House, including Margaret Danner, Dudley Randall (Broadside Press), and Oliver LaGrone. In 1972, Madgett founded Lotus Press. She edited the anthology Adam of Ifé: Black Women in Praise of Black Men (1992), and her own work was included in the anthologies The Poetry of the Negro, 1746–1949 (1949, edited by Langston Hughes) and Ten: Anthology of Detroit Poets (1968, edited by Oliver LaGrone). FINAL SALE No returns or refunds, please.
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Book Title: Pink Ladies in The Afternoon
Signed: Yes
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Lotus Press
Original Language: English
Inscribed: Yes
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1972
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Author: Naomi Long Madgett
Genre: Poetry
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
