Kresge Eminent Artists Bill Harris (2011), Shirley Woodson (2021), Melba Joyce Boyd (2023), Gloria House (2019) and Leni Sinclair (2016) celebrate at the 2023 Kresge Eminent Artist monograph event. (Photo by Cybelle Codish) Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email 2011 Kresge Eminent Artist Bill Harris is a poet, playwrite, essayist, and arts critic. The Kresge Foundation commissioned Harris to compose this poem to mark its 100th anniversary.
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