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Student Poets Detroit
Writer & Educator Stories
September 27, 2018

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
Writer & Educator Stories
September 27, 2018

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
Student Stories
September 17, 2018

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
In the Press
April 11, 2017

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

Peter Markus
In the Press
February 13, 2017

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

Motor City Shifting Gears
In the Press
March 26, 2016

How Motor City Is Shifting Gears

Yahoo News
In the Press
March 24, 2016

Poetry Gives Voice to Students in Struggling City

Light a Fire
In the Press
September 15, 2015

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
In the Press
October 24, 2013

Reflections on the power of poetry in Detroit schools

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