Our Upcoming Events:
First Draft Open Mic JAN 28
January 28th, 5:00 pm - January 28th, 7:00 pm
The Commons Detroit7900 Mack AveDetroit, MI48214 Map
First Draft is a youth focused and hosted open mic that travels around the city to serve our various after school teen writer locations. ADULT AND TEENS WELCOME. TEEN OPEN MIC ONLY.Seeking poets, singers, and artists of all kinds who wish to touch a friendly supportive stage. FREE EVENT!
Scratch the Page Featuring Jericho Brown
February 15th, 12:00 pm - February 15th, 4:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit - MOCAD4454 Woodward AveDetroit, MI48201 Map
INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS PRESENTS SCRATCH THE PAGESaturday, February 15th
Workshop 12:30–2:15pm, Open Mic 3pm – 4pm
Admission: Free and open to all teens
Experience the mind-blowing power of poetry during this workshop and open mic event, featuring nationally recognized writers, who work with teens from Metro Detroit to touch the stage with their original poetry and spoken word performances. Lunch is provided for teens.
The general public is invited to join the audience for the open mic and performance.
JERICHO BROWN is the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Among his many out- standing accolades, Brown has been honored with both the American Book Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. Brown’s poems have appeared in many notable publications including The Nation, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The New Republic, and The Pushcart Prize Anthology. He is an associate professor and the director of the Creative Writing Program at Emory University in Atlanta.
Our Past Events:
First Draft Open Mic JAN 21
January 21st, 5:00 pm - January 21st, 7:00 pm
ArtBlock1411 Holden StreetDetroit, MI48208 Map
First Draft is a youth focused and hosted open mic that travels around the city to serve our various after school teen writer locations. ADULT AND TEENS WELCOME. TEEN OPEN MIC ONLY.Seeking poets, singers, and artists of all kinds who wish to touch a friendly supportive stage. FREE EVENT!
First Draft December
December 17th, 5:00 pm - December 17th, 7:00 pm
Spread Deli & Coffee4215 Cass AveDetroit, MI48201 Map
RESCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 17TH. First Draft is a youth focused and hosted open mic that travels around the city to serve our various after school teen writer locations. ADULT AND TEENS WELCOME. TEEN OPEN MIC ONLY.
Seeking poets, singers, and artists of all kinds who wish to touch a friendly supportive stage. FREE EVENT!
Scratch the Page Featuring Lauren Bullock
December 14th, 12:00 pm - December 14th, 4:00 pm
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit - MOCAD4454 Woodward AveDetroit, MI48201 Map
INSIDEOUT LITERARY ARTS PRESENTS SCRATCH THE PAGESaturday, December 14th
Workshop 12:30–2:15pm, Open Mic 3pm – 4pm
Admission: Free and open to all teens
Experience the mind-blowing power of poetry during this workshop and open mic event, featuring nationally recognized writers, who work with teens from Metro Detroit to touch the stage with their original poetry and spoken word performances. Lunch is provided
LAUREN BULLOCK is a queer Vietnamese and Black writer, performer, and teaching artist. Her work has appeared on AFROPUNK.com, Button Poetry, The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, and most recently Imagoes: A Queer Anthology (Love, Pain & Poetry Publishing). Currently she serves as a staff writer for pop culture website Black Nerd Problems as well as poetry editor for literary magazine FreezeRay Poetry. When not working on writing-related activities she enjoys fighting crime as a costumed vigilante of many aliases. You can find more of her work at GoLaurenBullock.com.