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Student Poets Detroit

Audra Kubat

Audra Kubat Writer-in-Residence “I saw growth in many of the students’ confidence in speaking and reading in front of each other.” Audra, an accomplished singer-songwriter, uses her love of and experience with music in her creative writing pedagogy as a Writer-in-Residence with InsideOut. Oftentimes, she…
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Inside Out Poetry Program Youth in Photo

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 Out…
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Peter Markus

Author Peter Markus Talks New Book on Teaching Poetry in Detroit Schools

Peter Markus

Finding their voice: Creative writing programs provide much needed outlet for Detroit youth

Motor City Shifting Gears

How Motor City Is Shifting Gears

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Poetry Gives Voice to Students in Struggling City

Light a Fire

InsideOut Celebrates 20 Years with New Book

Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown and U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey talk to students learning poetry through InsideOut, a Detroit-based literary arts project that brings writers to public schools. Photo by Reid Riddell

Reflections on the power of poetry in Detroit schools

Natasha Tretheway talks to a student at Detroit’s InsideOut literary arts project. Photo by Reid Riddell.

Poet’s Notebook: InsideOut in Detroit