Check out the IO Wishlist!

Join Our Mailing List!
Email:
For Email Marketing you can trust

InsideOut News

House of Words

On the night of November 18th, the Museum of Contemporary Art was transformed into a house of words. That night, 150 of our dearest and closest friends gathered together with us to celebrate and share in the joy of InsideOut receiving a 2009 Coming Up …read more »

Article# 1001, Created Dec. 14, 2009

InsideOut Celebrates National White House Award

Join the InsideOut Literary Arts Project in celebrating the selection of its Citywide Poets program as one of just 15 National Winners of the prestigious Coming Up Taller Award, an honor bestowed annually by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Hu …read more »

Article# 994, Created Nov. 4, 2009 :: Last Update: Dec. 2, 2009

InsideOut Grieves Founding Board Member Sterling C. Jones, Jr.

Sterling C. Jones, Jr. was a founding member of the InsideOut Board of Directors. He served several terms as board president and remained active until only very rec …read more »

Article# 980, Created Aug. 17, 2009

A Letter from Senior Writer, Peter Markus

Dear Friends, The InsideOut Literary Arts Project is looking for your help. For the past 15 years, InsideOut has placed creative writers—poets, novelists, short story writers—into Detroit Public School classrooms as a way of getting students to activ …read more »

Article# 979, Created Aug. 11, 2009 :: Last Update: Aug. 11, 2009

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT -- SIGNIFICANT RESULTS

Thanks to generous support from Chase, InsideOut has completed its second year of Voices service to all 538 students, grades 7 through 12 attending Detroit International Academy of Young Women. Sherina Sharpe and Aricka Foreman led long-term poetry residen …read more »

Article# 978, Created Jul. 20, 2009

More articles in InsideOut News... »

Citywide Poets News

Book Release - 2009 Citywide Poets Anthology

The Citywide Poets will be celebrating their 2009 Anthology "Groundwork" on Saturday, June 13, 6-9pm at University of Michigan Detroit Center 3663 Woodward Ave. @ Martin Luther King Blvd./Mack) …read more »

Article# 970, Created Jun. 3, 2009

2008 CWP Anthology

June 2008 The movie takes some time to download and watch, depending on your internet connection. You'll need the a href= …read more »

Article# 950, Created Apr. 12, 2008 :: Last Update: Apr. 12, 2008

Citywide Poet Finds Her Place in "The History of the Word"

Dayna Reid, a Citywide Poet who attends Old Redford Academy, has been selected to perform as part of the History of the Word, a theatrical production taking place on February 16, 2008 at the Music Hall Center for Performing Arts. She was selected fr …read more »

Article# 929, Created Dec. 11, 2007 :: Last Update: Dec. 11, 2007

Citywide Poets Introduce "Scratch the Page" Series

For the third consecutive year, the Citywide Poets program will feature prominent poets in the newly-named Scratch the Page Visiting Writers Series. The series brings together students from all four CWP sites to meet some of the best and most exciti …read more »

Article# 928, Created Dec. 11, 2007 :: Last Update: Feb. 7, 2008

Performances, Readings and Competitions

2009-2010 Writers Reading Series

In partnership with the Detroit Artist’s Market, the 5th annual Writers Reading Series will again feature five fantastic readings this year bringing the talents of InsideOut’s 2009-2010 team of writers to the community. All readings take place at the Detro …read more »

Article# 989, Created Sep. 23, 2009 :: Last Update: Feb. 8, 2010

Support the Slam Team

Six Citywide Poets will represent Detroit in the 2009 Brave New Voices National Poetry Festival in Chicago this summer. Please show your support by attending one or more of the following readings: "Work/6" Wednesday, June 17 6pm Oak Pa …read more »

Article# 972, Created Jun. 10, 2009 :: Last Update: Jun. 10, 2009

Groundwork: 2009 Citywide Poets Anthology

Come join us in our celebration of this year's Citywide Poet Anthology "Groundwork." Saturday, June 13th, 6pm-9pm at University of Michigan Detroit Center 3663 Woodward Ave (@Martin Luther King Blvd./Mack) Along with the book release, there will be a spe …read more »

Article# 971, Created Jun. 4, 2009

More articles in Performances, Readings and Competitions... »