![]() ![]() ![]() It is important for anyone to have that kind of escape but especially in Flint. ![]() The arts in general a positive outlet, and it is important to have that escape. I asked them how poetry - and in particular, poetry by young people - could help provide a more nuanced portrait of Flint. These poets say the water is merely the latest in a string of events that have brought negative press to Flint, overshadowing the innovative artists and activists that live and work there every day. 28 at #JusticeForFlint, an event that showcased a range of voices from a city known chiefly, at the moment, for its water crisis. “Being with the poets on the team, being with Natasha and having that encouraging, positive spirit really did save my life,” she said.īridges, who now attends Eastern Michigan University, joined four other young poets with Raise It Up! and tap dancer Leilani Clay to perform on Feb. Going to their weekly practice, and talking to Raise It Up! co-founder Natasha Thomas-Jackson, helped her pull through what she said was one of the most difficult seasons of her life. ![]() It was her second year with Raise It Up!, a youth arts organization based in Flint, where she performed on a slam team with other young poets from the city. Poetry was kind of the one thing that I relied on to make me feel better,” she said. “I kind of shut out everybody all throughout that year. At a low point in the summer of 2013, Flint student Razjea Bridges turned to poetry. ![]()
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