To Light a Fire: 20 Years with the Insideout Literary Arts Project

by Robert Fanning and Jamaal May

Twenty-three writers reflect on their experiences working with public school students as part of Detroit's innovative InsideOut Literary Arts Project.

The InsideOut Literary Arts Project (iO) began in 1995 in five Detroit high schools, with weekly classroom visits by a writer-in-residence, the publication of a literary journal for each school, and the mission of encouraging students to use poetry to "think broadly, create bravely,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814341179
• ISBN13: 9780814341179
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"