Dr. William Langford
Adjunct Faculty
PhD, Michigan State University (2018-2023)
M.A, Pennsylvania State University (2011-2013)
B.A, Michigan State University (2007-2011)
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Langford is the 2017 Motown Mic Spoken Word Artist of the Year. As a performance artist, Langford鈥檚 poetry has garnered 鈥淏est of Show鈥 in the American Advertising Awards, a Michigan Emmy Award, and the 2021 Mark Ritzenhein Emerging Poet Award, sponsored by the Lansing Poetry Club.
Dr. Langford is a Fulbright Scholar whose arts-based community engagement work connects students in Kenya, Detroit, Costa Rica, and beyond. His book of poetry, Detroit, Workers, Teachers, Lovers celebrates the people of the Motor City, and its legacy of hustle and hope.
Professional Experience
- Lecturer, The University of Michigan, Fall 2023 鈥 Present
- Lead Language Arts Instructor (Poet-in-Residence), Michigan State University Community Music School Detroit, Spring 2016 鈥 Spring 2019
- English Language Arts Instructor, Cesar Chavez Academy (Detroit, Michigan), Fall 2016 鈥 Spring 2018
- High School Coordinator, Inside Out Literary Arts Project (Detroit, Michigan), Fall 2015 鈥 Fall 2016
- Adjunct Professor of English, Henry Ford College (Dearborn, Michigan), Winter 2015 鈥 Fall 2017
- Professional Tutor, Henry Ford College, Winter 2015 鈥 Fall 2017
- United States Fulbright Scholar, Kenya 2013 鈥 2014
Significant Publications, Presentations and Exhibitions
- Detroit: Workers, Teachers, Lovers
- 鈥淎vatars鈥 (Poetry) Civilization in Crisis Anthology (2020)
- 鈥淏elow the Stacks鈥 (Poetry) All of the Above Hip Hop Arts (2019)
- 鈥淩ecipe for a Coney Dog鈥 (Poetry) East Lansing Art Festival Poetry Press (2019)
- 鈥淧amoja鈥 (Poetry) Michigan State University (2018)
- 鈥淪hop Around鈥 (Poetry) Broadside Lotus Press (2017)
- 鈥淒etroit: Exodus鈥 (Poetry) Belt Publishing (2017)
- 鈥淲e Are Called: Spartan Nurses鈥 (Poetry) Michigan State University (2017)
- 鈥淪aturday, Detroit Eastern Market鈥 (Poetry) 2 Bridges Review, Issue #5
- 鈥淯ncommon Will鈥 (Poetry) Michigan State University (2015)
- 鈥淪chooled鈥 (Poetry) Michigan State University (2013)