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Poetry Program

Catharine Batsios

Catharine Batsios Writer-in-Residence  I want every one of my students to have the weekly reminder that their thoughts are rich, robust, & their brains are unique, & always good enough. Catharine, a poet originally from Flint, Michigan, is a Writer-in-Residence and Citywide Poets Site Leader […]

Inside Out Poetry Program Youth in Photo

InsideOut Alum wins $90,000 Soros Fellowship for New Americans

InsideOut Alum Hajjar Baban wins $90,000 Soros Fellowship for New Americans to continue pursuing her art. We couldn’t be more proud. Check out Hajjar’s InsideOut journey in our Student Stories.

5 Stories for 25 Years: Aja

2015-2020: Aja “Citywide Poets brought me to the realization that everybody is individual and important.” Before I started Citywide Poets, I wasn’t doing poetry in secret, but I did feel like an underground artist. It started off as a class assignment back in sixth grade and […]

5 Stories for 25 Years: Justin Rogers

2005-2010: Justin Rogers “Citywide Poets was pivotal in my social and professional life because it offered me a sense of direction and hope.” When Writer-in-Residence Nandi Comer found me in 12th grade of high school, I was a very shy student trying to navigate where […]

Ife Martin

“Represent” by Ife Martin, Inaugural Poem for Chalkbeat

‘This is something I can do now’: What Kamala Harris’ ascension means for girls of color

Voices of Youth

Detroit’s Citywide Poets teens share feelings on poetry, BLM protests, and COVID-19

Christiana Castillo

Christiana Castillo Writer-in-Residence The poets I work with weekly have been writing poems about community care, self-care, self-love, joy, resilience, and refuge. During the Citywide Poets session, I believe we are using poems to heal and process our current world.  Citywide Poets, InsideOut’s award-winning after […]

Eye on Design

Eye On Detroit – Citywide Poets Detroit