Terry Blackhawk Honored for Education Activism in Detroit

On August 24th, InsideOut Literary Arts Project will honor founder Terry Blackhawk for her visionary work in Detroit Public Schools. This fundraising event, Share the Light, will support education programs Continue Reading →

Poet as Muse: Music for Flute, Clarinet & Voice – Concert

I will be joining a talented group of performers in a concert called “Poet As Muse” with poets Jeffrey Bean and Robert Fanning and musicians Tracy Watson, Joanna Cowan, Kennen Continue Reading →

Detroit Portrait Series

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 8, 2015 DETROIT PORTRAIT SERIES: POETS AND PUBLISHERS MURAL INSTALLATION AT EASTERN MARKET WITH READINGS FROM LEGENDARY DETROIT ­AREA WRITERS & POETS: Naomi Long Madgett, Continue Reading →

Young Detroiters unlock their inner poets, claim authorship of their experiences

Detroit schools are turning their students into published poets with a little guidance from professional writers and a program called InsideOut. Jeffrey Brown reflects with U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey Continue Reading →

Kresge Artist Fellows for 2013

The Kresge Artist Fellows: First row: Cary Loren, Terry Blackhawk, Oren Goldenberg and Kate Daughdrill. Second row: Carl Wilson, Coco Bruner, Chace (Mic Write) Morris, Dunya Mikhail, Adrienne Maree, Marie Continue Reading →