Written by Tanya Terry Two forms of arts were merged-visual arts and literary arts-in order for fifth and sixth grade students from Freeman Elementary to create beautiful collaborative pieces, which they recently shared with the community. “Pairing the study of visual arts with poetry writing through Poetry Paints was an inspirational idea conceived by Flint’s Poet Laureate Semaj Brown,” said Anna Johnson, principal of Freeman. The Poets Laureate Fellows by the Academy of American Poets fellowship, through which Semaj Brown, Flint’s inaugural poet laureate, was named one of 23 poetry fellows, will soon come to an end. The fellowship was made possible with funds from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Continue Reading Here
FLINT POET LAUREATE REPORT | SUMMER 2022
A Freeman Poet recites the students’ poem written in response to the artwork “Patron Saint
of Middle Passengers” on a Zoom presentation held this month. Technical support for the Zoom presentation was provided by Librarian Rebbeca Robertson.
