The Metro: InsideOut Literary Arts celebrates 30 years with a new move and new programs

Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen and InsideOut Alum Hajjar Baban joined The Metro’s Tia Graham to talk about our 30th Anniversary celebrations, the enduring legacy of our program, and more!

InsideOut Literary Arts celebrates 30 years inspiring Detroit youth through poetry

InsideOut Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen and Citywide Poets alum Arzelia Williams spoke with Local 4 News about our upcoming 30th Anniversary Birthday Party and the enduring legacy of InsideOut Literary Arts.

Students and staff stand in a grassy yard holding up gold balloons that read POETRY against a billboard featuring a student poem.

Op-Ed: Unapologetically Poetic

We might have tricked you into reading a poem. Sorry, not sorry.

Detroit mural celebrates nonprofit’s 30 years of inspiring young storytellers

CBS Detroit spoke with student poet Charisma whose words inspired the mural celebrating InsideOut’s 30 year legacy in Detroit.

Woven Bonds: a short film by Na Forest Lim

Two poets meet for the first time, unaware of what the other will share. Through their words, an unexpected connection takes shape.

Annual Sonnet Slam in Detroit celebrates poetry, Shakespeare

To celebrate National Poetry Month and the birthday of William Shakespeare, InsideOut and Shakespeare in Detroit host the annual Sonnet Slam.

InsideOut Poets Celebrate 313 Day

InsideOut Teaching Artist Galaxy kicked off 313 Day with a poem celebrating all things Detroit.

Executive Director Suma Karaman Rosen and Fox 2 Detroit Reporter Liz Lewin are wearing parkas and backlit by a rising sun on a cold winter day, against a wall of brick painted in a dark color.

Fox 2: Nonprofit wants submissions for Detroit’s new mural

“InsideOut Literary Arts will celebrate three decades of serving Detroit’s youth this year and it hopes to commemorate the occasion with a large mural that drives home their mission.”

InsideOut selected as one of 11 youth-serving groups for Michigan Central Station endowment fund

InsideOut is honored to have been selected by local leaders and youth advisors to receive the Michigan Central Station Children’s Endowment Initiative award.