Oct 23 Teen poets writing in a troubled city By Mary Jo Brooks EmbedVideo(7741); In addition to workshops and classes, InsideOut hosts poetry readings throughout the city. The NewsHour recently attended one at the Dell Pryor art gallery in Midtown Detroit. Here are Patty Lare, and two InsideOut alumni -- Terrell Morrow… Continue reading
Oct 23 Poet’s Notebook: InsideOut in Detroit By Natasha Trethewey Natasha Tretheway and Jeffrey Brown visit with students at InsideOut, a Detroit-based literary arts project that exposes children to poetry. Photo by Mary Jo Brooks. Journeying to Detroit a few weeks ago I felt much as I did the… Continue reading
Oct 23 Teen poets writing in a troubled city By Mary Jo Brooks // In addition to workshops and classes, InsideOut hosts poetry readings throughout the city. The NewsHour recently attended one at the Dell Pryor art gallery in Midtown Detroit. Here are Patty Lare, and two InsideOut alumni -- Terrell Morrow and… Continue reading
Oct 23 Poet’s Notebook: InsideOut in Detroit By Victoria Fleischer Natasha Trethewey and Jeffrey Brown visit with students at InsideOut, a Detroit-based literary arts project that exposes children to poetry. Photo by Mary Jo Brooks. Journeying to Detroit a few weeks ago I felt much as I did the first… Continue reading
Oct 23 Student Poets in Detroit answer the question ‘Where does poetry live?’ By Victoria Fleischer InsideOut brings writers to Detroit public schools to encourage students to express themselves. Writer Peter Markus asked his class at Marcus Garvey Academy, a K-8 school in east Detroit, the same question that U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey and the… Continue reading
Oct 21 Stanley Plumly reads from ‘Orphan Hours’ By Ellen Rolfes // Poet and veteran teacher Stanley Plumly continues his exploration of personal memories, juxtaposing his childhood with 74 years worth of knowledge and perspective on the world, in his latest collection, "Orphan Hours: Poems." In addition to his writing, Plumly… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Stanley Plumly reads poem from collection ‘Orphan Hours’ Stanley Plumly reads poem from collection 'Orphan Hours'… Continue watching
Oct 21 Stanley Plumly reads from ‘Orphan Hours’ By Ellen Rolfes // Poet and veteran teacher Stanley Plumly continues his exploration of personal memories, juxtaposing his childhood with 74 years worth of knowledge and perspective on the world, in his latest collection, "Orphan Hours: Poems." In addition to his writing, Plumly… Continue reading
Oct 21 Where does poetry live in your world? By Colleen Shalby Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey visits the New York Memory Center, a community-based nonprofit designed to help people experiencing memory disorders. How does poetry play a role in Americans’ lives? That’s the question PBS NewsHour is exploring over the next… Continue reading
Oct 19 Happy Birthday John Lithgow Today is renowned actor and poetry enthusiast John Lithgow's birthday. View him reading 'I Go Back to May 1937' by Sharon Olds for the NewsHour. Continue reading