Billboards In the News!
Our annual poetry billboard campaign featured in the Detroit News!
Citywide Poets
Poetry Billboards
InsideOut amplifies youth voice with a citywide billboard campaign featuring poetry by Detroit youth.
The Metro: The next generation of poets connect and compete at Detroit Youth Poetry Slam
InsideOut staff members Justin Rogers and Jassmine Parks joined The Metro’s Tia Graham to talk about the impact poetry has had on their lives and how they are uplifting the next generation
The Soul of Youth Slam Poetry
Program Coordinator Jassmine Parks takes us through the the experience of youth slam poetry. The nerves, the community, and the beauty of seeing the words of our youth take flight!
A Day In the Life: Detroit Youth Poetry Con
Wondering what it’s like to attend the Detroit Youth Poetry Con? Let us walk you through the jam-packed day of creativity and fun, step-by-step.
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.
30 Billboards for 30 Years!
InsideOut is marking its 30th anniversary with a citywide billboard campaign featuring poetry by Detroit youth.
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 […]
Crain’s Detroit: “If I Wake Up In Detroit 25 Years In The Future”
“Sixteen-year-old Charisma Holly of Detroit helped kick off Detroit Homecoming with a performance of the following poem. The theme of this year’s Homecoming was ‘Detroit 2050,’ and we thought the poem painted such a vivid picture of Detroit’s history and where it is — or could be — heading, we wanted to share it with a wider audience here.” — Crain’s Detroit Business