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Student Poets Detroit

Megan Stockton

Megan Stockton Writer-in-Residence “Sometimes students are more hesitant to speak up in class as they are working between languages, and it is amazing to see their voice come out in a poem.” Megan’s time as a Writer-in-Residence has allowed her to teach in some non-traditional […]

Student Poets Detroit

Shawntai Brown

Shawntai Brown Writer-in-Residence “Students cheered when it was time for poetry. They were eager to share, and they were sad when the residency ended.” When Shawntai was a student in school, she experienced InsideOut as a young writer. Now she is an InsideOut Writer-in-Residence herself. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

Yahoo News

Poetry Gives Voice to Students in Struggling City

Light a Fire

InsideOut Celebrates 20 Years with New Book