Youth Poet on “Lumberjacks” and Family Trees

This Sunday is Father’s Day. More than 10 percent of households with children in Detroit are headed up by single...

Youth Poet Celebrates a “Sacred Woman”

This Sunday is Mother's Day. Motherhood is particularly significant in the city of Detroit, where about 60 percent of households with children...

The Continuum: Detroit’s Youth Poets Bring Positive Message Home

Detroit’s team of young poets return from an international poetry slam in Chicago over the weekend. WDET’s Laura Weber Davis...

Brave New Voices: Meet The Team!

The 2013 Slam Team is comprised of members of iO's award-winning after-school program Citywide Poets along with youth poets who...

“Keep Going, Keep Creating” Through Poetry

On August 7th, Detroit’s youth poetry slam team travels to Chicago for Brave New Voices-- the international youth poetry slam festival....

Local Youth Poet Talks About “Church Folk”

Churchgoers throughout the region will flood local places of worship this Easter Sunday. There are hundreds of churches of all...