Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release...

DER Weekends: Aaron Dworkin says what the world needs now is Poetjournalism

On the latest episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, WDET's Sascha Raiyn talks to author and "poetjournalist" Aaron Dworkin about...

The Metro: Detroit’s new Poet Laureate jessica Care moore shares her plans for the role

Poet Laureates have been a tradition in societies dating back to ancient Greece, providing a way for countries, states and...

Detroit Evening Report: jessica Care moore selected as Detroit’s new Poet Laureate

jessica Care moore has been named the city of Detroit’s new Poet Laureate. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on...

The Metro: Annual Detroit Youth Poetry Con returns March 9

InsideOut Literary Arts has transformed Detroiters through written and spoken word poetry since 1995. On March 9, the organization is...

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

Courtesy of Peter Markus Author Peter Markus has spent the last two decades as an Artist in Residence with InsideOut...

jessica Care moore on Poetry And Creativity In Detroit

Poet and Spoken word performer jessica Care moore was on one of the panels at Motor City Drive, a conversation...

13-year-old Detroit youth poet describes the dreams he has for his neighborhood [Video]

Terry Parris Jr. Meet Eddie. He's 13 and in the 8th grade at Marcus Garvey Academy on the city's east side. Eddie...

Detroit Youth Poets Perform MLK Remembrance Poem

WDET Every year teen poets from the InsideOut Literary Arts Project write and perform a poem about race, society and civil rights,...

Detroit youth poets describe the streets they walk each day

Quintin Pope Four middle school students at Marcus Garvey Academy on the city’s East side shared poems and photographs of...

Youth Poet on the Strength and Frustration of “Detroit”

In our continuing series “Inheriting Detroit," which looks at aspects of life in Detroit through the eyes of youth poets,...

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...