This podcast is a wide-ranging, extended conversation with M.L. Liebler, an internationally known and widely published Detroit poet, university professor, literary arts activist and arts organizer, and also an editor. M.L.’s work has received many awards, but most recently, Heaven Was Detroit, the anthology that he edited about the history of the Detroit music scene from jazz to hip-hop and beyond won a PEN/Oakland award. Liebler brought the book to BookFest Windsor in October of 2018.
This interview was recorded in his office at Wayne State University, where he talks about the book and how it came to be, and also about what he’s seen happening in the Detroit music and arts scene over the last four decades. He also talks about a companion poetry anthology, Respect, due out summer 2019. During the conversation, you’ll also hear some excerpts from the musical performance of Heaven was Detroit with the Coyote Monk Band performed earlier at the Aretha Jazz Café at The Music Hall. Liebler and the band also give a shout-out to the rock-and-roll history of Windsor.
Find out more about M.L. Liebler on his website, mlliebler.com, and more about the book on the Wayne State University Press website, wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/heaven-was-detroit
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