TEENS: [Register for Detroit Youth Poetry Con](https://insideoutdetroit.org/programs/in-the-community/detroit-youth-poetry-con/) on 3/15!
TEENS: [Register for Detroit Youth Poetry Con](https://insideoutdetroit.org/programs/in-the-community/detroit-youth-poetry-con/) on 3/15!
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Inside Out Poetry Program Poet Leaders

Happy Birthday, InsideOut!

I’m super excited to announce that 2025 is our 30th Anniversary year – that’s right, InsideOut Literary Arts has been serving Detroit youth with high quality creative writing programming for three decades! From our start in a handful of high schools to serving over three…
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InsideOut 30th Anniversary Mural

InsideOut Literary Arts is partnering with City Walls Detroit to celebrate our 30th anniversary of inspiring Detroit youth through poetry!

Principal DeMilla Prince

Educator DeMilla Prince has experienced InsideOut from multiple vantages in the Oak Park Public Schools: as a classroom teacher, then Assistant Principal, and now as  Principal of Key Elementary.

Suma Karaman Rosen stands at a wooden stand at the side of the road with a red sign behind her that reads "Advice $1."

3 Things I Learned from Rest: Suma’s Reflections on Sabbatical Part 2

When I was awarded a Miller Fellowship from the McGregor Foundation, I knew I wanted to divide my sabbatical up over two years in order to reduce the burden on staff and to see what I could learn from year to year on how to rest best.

Youth poetry contest winner holds letterpressed poem outside at If the River Could Sing 2024.

River Poetry Contest

InsideOut is proud to announce the IF THE RIVER COULD SING poetry contest, seeking poems that celebrate and give voice to the beauty and history of the Detroit River.

InsideOut student Saba's poetry billboard against a sunny sky

Poetry Billboards

For National Poetry Month, InsideOut partnered with Detroit-based creative agency Lafayette American to erect billboards throughout the city. Catch them all this April!

InsideOut Receives $2 Million Donation from MacKenzie Scott

There are few moments in a nonprofit organization’s life that are truly transformative. InsideOut Literary Arts is about to experience one.

If the river could sing

River Poetry Contest

InsideOut is proud to announce the IF THE RIVER COULD SING poetry contest, seeking poems that celebrate and give voice to the beauty and history of the Detroit River (or another area river).

Suma and her mom post smiling in front of a Monet painting in Paris.

3 Things I Learned from Rest: Suma’s Reflections on Sabbatical Part 1

What comes up when you hear the word “sabbatical”? Do you instantly think academia? Is it project-based, or time for rest and renewal?