Even though we were unable to host an in-person 2020 Michigan Poetry Out Loud State Finals, we asked this year’s POL school champions to submit their recitations through video so they could share their hard work with the community. Students had the opportunity...
This spring, Michigan Poetry Out Loud students and teachers took part in online workshops with poets and educators and continued to share the power of poetry with us through written and spoken words, despite the cancellation of the in-person State Finals. To help...
Raven Hill Discovery Center’s mission is to provide a place that enhances hands-on and lifelong learning for all ages by connecting science, history and the arts. Raven Hill is the only place in northern lower Michigan where children and adults can link science,...
Last month, we were happy to virtually host the Poetry Out Loud teacher workshop session with Marcel ‘Fable’ Price and Rachel Gleason from The Diatribe, which facilitates after-school programs, assemblies, and creative writing workshops rooted in poetry in...
This is a time for personal reflection or as my mom would say, a time for contemplation. I’ve been reflecting on the past lately for inspiration. Mostly about my grandparents as they lived through the Spanish influenza and WWI then the Depression Era and WWII. I...
We caught up with 2019 Michigan Poetry Out Loud State Champion Tajah-Rayne Davise to hear what her favorite part of POL was, and what she is up to now. What was your favorite part of the Poetry Out Loud program? My favorite part of the program was being able to share...
