By Mark | September 28, 2016
When my friend David Blair, the much loved Detroit poet, passed away unexpectedly about five years ago, I said here on the site that I thought it was likely, given the kind of man that David was, and the poetry that he’d produced during his lifetime, that we’d continue to be reminded of him through […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andrew Thompson, cartography, Donald Harrison, FLY Children's Art Center, Linette Lao, Lisa Waud, maps, Marie Tharp, Martin Thoburn, Omari Rush, Philip Levine, poetry, POP-X |
My friend Joe, who you might know better as Supergay Detroit, shared a video with me today about the gay scene in Detroit. It’s inspiring, and beautifully done, and I probably would have shared it anyway, but I’m especially happy to do so tonight, as it features, among others, my friend David Blair, who just […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Detroit | Also tagged Dorota Coy, friends who have passed, gay, gay agenda, gay recruitment, Joe Posch, memorial service, pride, Supergay Detroit, Toby Barlow |
I’m hoping that it’s not true, but I just heard that my friend, the celebrated poet David Blair has died… I’m at a loss for what to say, except that my thoughts are with his loved ones tonight, and that I’m sorry that I didn’t make more of an effort to see him when he […]