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 →

The Light Between

Poems of great stylistic and emotional range that journey widely through love’s losses and connections. In The Light Between, award-winning poet Terry Blackhawk probes beyond and through the painful dissolution of a Continue Reading →

Terry Blackhawk to Speak at National Convention

The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is pleased to announce that Terry Blackhawk will be speaking at the 2011 NCTE Annual Convention. Blackhawk, of InsideOut Literary Arts Project, Continue Reading →