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5 Stories for 25 Years: Michael R. Jackson
5 Stories for 25 Years: Michael R. Jackson

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5 Stories for 25 Years: Michael R. Jackson

1995-2000: Michael R. Jackson “Literally every aspect of my writing career came because a teacher encouraged me." Photo Credit: Zack DeZon I’m Michael R. Jackson, and I’m from Detroit, Michigan. I grew up on the west side of Detroit, right off the Southfield Freeway. [...]

Jorge
Jorge

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Jorge

“My time with InsideOut gave me a voice. It helped me to see a talent in myself that I didn’t know I had.” Jorge in 2006, during his years with InsideOut at Southwestern High School. Former InsideOut student Jorge Lopez began writing [...]

Skye
Skye

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Skye

"Mr. Pete taught me that each word is important, and now I see the whole world that way.” InsideOut alum Skye Baso began writing as a third grader in 2008 when Senior Writer Peter Markus became her Writer-in-Residence at Golightly Education Center in Detroit. [...]

Zuri
Zuri

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Zuri

“Poetry is a way for me to just be myself instead of trying to fit in with everybody else. I can be my own rainbow with different colors. Instead of the standard red, orange, yellow, I can be pink, black, and green.” Hear Me [...]

Sakila Islam
Sakila Islam

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Sakila Islam

Writer-in-Residence Program, Detroit International Academy for Young Women & Citywide Poets “Knowing all I need is a pen and paper to go from a seventh-grader who liked poems to performing at the White House has made me appreciate just how much a little push [...]

Imani
Imani

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Imani

"I think it’s important to tell Detroit's stories. To push different narratives, because a lot of them aren’t at the forefront. Poetry puts them front and center. It’s in your face. It’s hard to ignore." Imani Nichele is our 2018 Detroit Youth Poet Laureate [...]