Also on the bill is Michigan football player Dhani Jones, whose interest in performing was sparked when he attended a recent State Street Poetry Project performance. Earlier this year, Jones was featured in a student play at the Residential College. Making up the youngest generation of performers will be high school students from the Detroit area. These young poets are part of an association called Citywide Poets Inc., and are supervised by Detroit poets Aurora Harris and Terry Blackhawk. The group travels throughout Michigan and presents interpretive readings of original works.
Every word counts.
We're not just doing poetry. Daily A performer of the State Street Poetry Project displays her artistic talents. Local jazz band Poignant Plecostomus is also scheduled to perform. In conjunction with the Asian American Film Festival, the State Street Poetry Project will showcase a short film by a student filmmaker. Our show is fast-paced.