Citywide Poets
InsideOut’s award-winning after school program provides teens with weekly creative writing workshops, publication, and performance opportunities. In this rigorous and supportive literary community, teens learn their words are powerful and embrace creative expression as a tool for self-development and civic engagement. For the 2021/22 school year, Citywide Poets will offer both Virtual and Face-to-Face options.
Visiting Writer Series
This visiting writer series offers opportunities for teens to meet renowned writers and explore new styles of writing in a free workshop. Following the workshop, an open mic and performance features our visiting writer and all teens who wish to touch the stage with their original work.
Citywide Poets Scholarship
Created in 2019 by an anonymous donor who witnessed the impact of InsideOut’s Citywide Poets programming, this life-changing scholarship opportunity for participants covers up to $25,000 per year in tuition, for up to 4 years of full-time undergraduate education, and is applicable to any school the recipient chooses to attend.