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Ruth Ward Kahn, poet, non-fiction writer (born in Jackson, Michigan; attended University of Michigan) Jane Kenyon, poet (born in Ann Arbor) Mary Torrans Lathrap, poet (born and died in Jackson) Margaret Wynne Lawless, poet, non-fiction writer (born in Adrian) Philip Levine, poet (born in Detroit) Thomas Lynch, poet (born in Detroit)
The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Michigan is one of the earliest American research universities and is a founding member of the Association of American ...
Richard Walter Thomas (born April 2, 1939) is a retired African-American professor of Michigan State University known for his work in black issues and race relations. He has published a number of scholarly works, his poetry has been gathered in various anthologies, and he has given a variety of talks, workshops, and interviews on issues of race and race relations.
Peter Fletcher, a Michigan alumnus and chairman of the State Highway Commission with a "sly sense of humor", [1] ordered the inclusion of the fake towns of "Goblu" (near the real town of Bono, Ohio, off State Route 2) and "Beatosu" (near Archbold, Ohio, just south of Interstate 80/Interstate 90/Ohio Turnpike at exit 25). [2]
Little Boy Blue by Eugene Field " Little Boy Blue " is a poem by Eugene Field about the death of a child, a sentimental but beloved theme in 19th-century poetry. Contrary to popular belief, the poem is not about the death of Field's son, who died several years after its publication.
Thomas Clarkson Trueblood (April 6, 1856 – June 5, 1951) was an American professor of elocution and oratory and the first coach of the University of Michigan golf and debate teams. He was affiliated with the University of Michigan for 67 years from 1884 to 1951, and was a nationally known writer and speaker on oratory and debate.
The Yellow and Blue is the alma mater of the University of Michigan, written by Charles M. Gayley. An 1878 graduate, Gayley composed the lyrics in 1886 while he was a professor of English and Latin at UM. He was motivated to write the song in hopes of winning a $20 prize from the student editors of the yearbook (The Palladium).
Contemporary Michigan poetry: poems from the third coast. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-1924-6. Michael Delp; Conrad Hilberry; Josie Kearns, eds. (2000). "An Evening Walk to the Sea by Friesians". New poems from the third coast: contemporary Michigan poetry. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-2797-5.