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’s poetry has garnered “Best of Show” 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 – Present
- Lead Language Arts Instructor (Poet-in-Residence), Michigan State University Community Music School Detroit, Spring 2016 – Spring 2019
- English Language Arts Instructor, Cesar Chavez Academy (Detroit, Michigan), Fall 2016 – Spring 2018
- High School Coordinator, Inside Out Literary Arts Project (Detroit, Michigan), Fall 2015 – Fall 2016
- Adjunct Professor of English, Henry Ford College (Dearborn, Michigan), Winter 2015 – Fall 2017
- Professional Tutor, Henry Ford College, Winter 2015 – Fall 2017
- United States Fulbright Scholar, Kenya 2013 – 2014
Significant Publications, Presentations and Exhibitions
- Detroit: Workers, Teachers, Lovers
- “Avatars” (Poetry) Civilization in Crisis Anthology (2020)
- “Below the Stacks” (Poetry) All of the Above Hip Hop Arts (2019)
- “Recipe for a Coney Dog” (Poetry) East Lansing Art Festival Poetry Press (2019)
- “Pamoja” (Poetry) Michigan State University (2018)
- “Shop Around” (Poetry) Broadside Lotus Press (2017)
- “Detroit: Exodus” (Poetry) Belt Publishing (2017)
- “We Are Called: Spartan Nurses” (Poetry) Michigan State University (2017)
- “Saturday, Detroit Eastern Market” (Poetry) 2 Bridges Review, Issue #5
- “Uncommon Will” (Poetry) Michigan State University (2015)
- “Schooled” (Poetry) Michigan State University (2013)