Performances, Readings and Competitions
Join us
Friday, May 7, 2010 at 5:30 pm at the Carr Center, 311 E. Grand River, Detroit.
The Citywide Poets will be competing for four spots on Detroit's Youth Slam Team.
The winners will travel to Los Angeles, CA to represent Detroit in the Brave New Voices National Poetry Festival. Come out to support our youth! Admission $5 - to help support our Slam Team.
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In partnership with the Detroit Artists Market, the 5th annual Writers Reading Series will again feature five fantastic readings this year bringing the talents of InsideOut's 2009-2010 team of writers to the community. All readings take place at the Detroit Artist Market, located at 4719 Woodward Ave., (at Forest) from 7-9 pm. This year's schedule is as follows:
Fri. Oct. 16th - Matthew Olzmann, Aricka Foreman, Sara Williams, Anthony Baber and Special Guest: Ken Meisel.
Friday, Jan. 29 - Rachel Harkai, Norene Smith, Stefanie Wielkopolan, Joy Gaines-Freidler and Special Guest: Lynn Crawford.
Friday, Feb. 12 - Dr. Terry Blackhawk, George Henry, Rhonda Welsh and Special Guest: Stacy Parker Aab
Friday, March 19 - Civitas Writers: Russell Brakefield, Joseph Horton, Ashley Pankratz, Franke Varca and Special Guests: Keith Taylor (U of M) and Vievee Francis.
Friday, April 23 - Cindy Frenkel, Tom Laverty, Jamaal May, and Cheri Taylor. and special guest: Lolita Hernandez.
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Six Citywide Poets will represent Detroit in the 2009 Brave New Voices National Poetry Festival in Chicago this summer. Please show your support by attending one or more of the following readings:
"Work/6"
Wednesday, June 17
6pm
Oak Park Public Library
14200 Oak Park Boulevard
Oak Park , MI 48237
"Act Three Mid Year Poetry Reading"
Friday, June 26
7pm
New Prosperity Missionary Baptist Church
8540 Second Ave (@Pingree)
Detroit, MI
"Byte This!"
Monday, June 29
8pm
Cliff Bells
2030 Park Ave
Detroit, MI 4822
"Hip Hop Night"
Tuesday, June 30
6pm
Elements Gallery
2125 Michigan Ave
Detroit, MI 48216
"Creative Juices"
Saturday, July 11
9pm
Artist Village Detroit
17340 Lahser (@Grand River)
Detroit, MI 48219
We are trying to raise $1,500 for the slam team's transportation, lodging and registration costs.
We appreciate any and all donations to this worthy venture. Article# 972, Created Jun. 10, 2009 :: Last Update: Jun. 10, 2009
Come join us in our celebration of this year's Citywide Poet Anthology "Groundwork." Saturday, June 13th, 6pm-9pm at University of Michigan Detroit Center 3663 Woodward Ave (@Martin Luther King Blvd./Mack)
Along with the book release, there will be a special presentation by the Living the Arts Project, a collaboration between University of Michigan and CWP Northeast. Light refreshments served.
For more information, please contact Nandi Comer at 313-965-5332.
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Citywide Poets Present 2009 Scratch the Page Visiting Writer Series. Through Scratch the Page, InsideOut brings together students from all of the CWP sites to meet some of the best and most exciting poets working today. This year's poets are
Patrick Rosal (January 31st),
Tyehimba Jess (February 28) and
Karyna McGlynn (March 28). The first Scratch the Page will be held at the Boll Family YMCA. at 7pm.
Donation: $5 adults, $3 students
For more info phone: 313.965.5332
email:
citywidepoets@insideoutdetroit.org
Patrick Rosal is the author of two full-length poetry collections, Uprock Headspin Scramble and Dive, which won the Members' Choice Award from the Asian American Writers' Workshop and was a finalist for the organization's literary awards. His second collection, My American Kundiman, won the Association of Asian American Studies 2006 Book Award in Poetry and the 2007 Global Filipino Literary Award. His chapbook Uncommon Denominators won the Palanquin Poetry Series Award from the University of South Carolina, Aiken. His poems and essays have been published widely in journals and anthologies including Harvard Review, Crab Orchard Review, Indiana Review, Ninth Letter, North American Review, The Literary Review, Pindledyboz, Black Renaissance Noire, Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Non-Fiction, Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art , The Beacon Best and Language for a New Century.
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In partnership with the
Detroit Artist’s Market, the 4th annual Writers Reading Series will again feature five fantastic readings this year bringing the talents of InsideOut’s 2008-2009 team of writers to the community. All readings take place at the Detroit Artist’s Market, located at 4719 Woodward Ave., (at Forest) from 7-9 pm. This year’s schedule is as follows:
Thurs. Sept. 18th - George Ramos, Beth Divis, Darrel Holnes, Elisa McCool and special guest Keith Taylor.
Fri. Oct. 10th - Pete Markus, Aricka Foreman, Thomas Park, Matthew Olzmann and special guest David Hassler.
Fri. Jan. 23rd - Rhonda Welsh, Alise Alousi, Vievee Francis, Jamaal May, francine j. harris.
Fri. Feb. 20th - Stefanie Wielkopolan, Ben Alfaro, Steve Johnson, Anita Schmaltz, Nandi Comer.
Fri. Apr. 3rd - Rachel Harkai, Alia Harvey-Quinn, Sherina Sharpe, Anna West, Suzanne Scarfone.
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