April is National Poetry Month! Check out our [events](https://insideoutdetroit.org/news-events/events/).
April is National Poetry Month! Check out our [events](https://insideoutdetroit.org/news-events/events/).
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Upcoming Events

Adornment & Celebration: A Poetry Showcase in Response to Tiff Massey’s “7 Mile + Livernois” at the Detroit Institute of Arts

Friday, April 4, 2025
6-7pm

Detroit Institute of Arts – Lecture Hall
5200 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI


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A Pale Rude Fiction: American Sonnet Workshop

Wednesday, April 10, 2025
4:30 – 6pm

Book Suey
10345 Joseph Campau Ave
Hamtramck, MI 48212


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Past Events

InsideOut Main Stage Poetry Showcase with Brittany Rogers

Saturday, March 15, 2025
7–8:30 pm

Gretchen C. Valade Jazz Center
4743 Cass Ave
Detroit, MI 48202


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Group of teens sits in an auditorium talking and writing at the 2023 Detroit Youth Poetry Con

Detroit Youth Poetry Con

Saturday, March 15, 2025
9am–8pm

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI


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313 Day on the Detroit Riverfront

Thursday, March 13, 2025
3–8 pm

Robert C. Valade Park
2670 Atwater St.
Detroit, MI 48207


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Detroit Poetry Showcase at Cranbrook

Saturday, February 22, 2025
1–2:30 pm

Cranbrook Art Museum
39221 Woodward Ave.
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304


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EXAMINING ADORNMENT: InsideOut Literary Arts Workshop at the Detroit Institute of Arts

Saturday, February 1, 2025
11am – 1pm

Detroit Institute of Arts – Conference Room A & B, 1st Fl
5200 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI


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Student with long braids holds a microphone as she performs at a poetry slam.

The LoFi Slam

Thursday, December 5, 2024
5–7:30 pm

The Jam Handy
2900 E. Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48202


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Detroit Youth Performance Troupe Chapbook Release

Thursday, November 14, 2024
5–7 pm

Next Chapter Books
16555 E. Warren Ave.
Detroit, MI 48224


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Youth Poetry Night: Spoken Word Inspired by Meleko Mokgosi

Thursday, September 26, 2024
6–8 pm

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit
4454 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201


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A crowd of people sit in orange Adirondack chairs facing the Detroit river at sunset.

If the River Could Sing: A Celebration of Writing and River with InsideOut

Thursday, September 12, 2024
5:30–9 pm

Robert C. Valade Park
2670 Atwater St.
Detroit, MI 48207


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Meet the 2024 Youth Performance Troupe

Friday, August 30, 2024
5–7 pm

Next Chapter Books
16555 E. Warren Ave.
Detroit, MI 48224


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