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About Dew More Baltimore Dew More Baltimore is a community-based-organization dedicated to using art and community organizing as tools to increase community engagement in the greater Baltimore Community. We exist to address apathy in marginalized communities. We are supported by community members, educators, artists and people like you who believe in the power of community and the importance of youth voice.
About MICA's Center for Art Education
About MICA's Graphic Design department
The MA in Teaching with Certification (MAT) program is a full-time graduate program designed for graduate students who want to teach visual arts in preK-12 school settings after graduation. We believe that practicing artist/ researchers who value the journey more than the destination make the best teachers. Students explore curriculum as a verb that is emergent and student-centered incorporating holistic practices with critical theory and social justice.
Consistently ranked as a top design program, MICA defines graphic design broadly. Students explore design’s potential to engage audiences through wellcrafted communications. We value diverse approaches to thinking and making design. Learn more at micagraphicdesign.org.
BALTIMORE ART RISING
This book represents an inspired collaboration between seemingly unlikely partners: art education graduate students, high school spoken word poets, and beginning graphic design college students. What we all have in common is a desire to effectively communicate our thoughts about the world and our experiences within it. We are all excited to share with you the end result, a compilation of efforts sent by those who believe that art and design can change the fabric of Baltimore.
CONTRIBUTORS: Dew More Baltimore Poets
MICA Students
Marcus Baldwin
Nicole Avritch
Latashia Blizzard
Jonae Barnes
Shane Braden
Aaron Crapo
Jada Carrington
Shanna Hollis
Myiera Christian-Craig
YouJin Jang
Nijah Cooper
Brianna Keany
Jaleel Dixon
Stefano Lentini
Ryan Ellison
Sienna Long
Deleicea Green-Nelson
Jerria Lowery
Xander Hill
Daniel Martin-Minnich
Jada Jackson
Christian Phanthasy
Jayla Jackson
Brooks Robinson
Nashawna Jessup
Cheryl Tam
Kraileani Lea-Conner
Lyon Van den Oord
Ta’Jay Lovitte
Aage Vetter
Kyle Low
John Vetter
Maricarmen Mercado
Shan Shan Wei
Rastehuti Missouri
Cheng Xu
Iris Lee
Ashley Morris-Graham
Gefang Zhang
Qingwen Zheng
Sartre Ndebaneza
Eric Chen
Rachel Knobloch
Dolly O’Dell
Reyna Clarissa
Martha Stanford
Tora Hennessey
Mecca Verdell
Brubey Hu
Bishop Williams
Addison Joslyn
Kiley Williams
Hae Rin Kim
Barry Young
Rachel Knobloch
Donnell Dorsey aka
Robin Krupnick
Musician
Kris LaRosa
Alicia Morgan
Iris Lee
Da'Shawn Simon
Cathy Lin
Ta’Jay Lovitte
Cassandra O’Hara
This project is supported by the Samson Feldman Fund, expertly administered by Cindy Barth and Alisha Green in MICA’s Academic Services Department. The longtime donation supports collaborative projects for MICA’s Graphic Design department and the Center for Art Education. MICA thought leaders shaped our approach. Thanks to Dr. Karen Carroll, Dean of the Center for Art Education; Kenneth Morrison, Executive Director of DewMore Baltimore; and the students of Baltimore City Schools and MICA.
BOOK DESIGN BY:
PROJECT OVERSIGHT BY: Brockett Horne, Kenneth Morrison, Shyla Rao, and Maureen Weiss
Clifford Patterson Xi Wang Yuan Xiao Wu Caroline Zheng Qingwen Zheng Reyna Clarissa
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Marcus Baldwin
Untitled
Heaven's to stair, hell is to drift and / here I am drifting from everything I once love, that's why I'm conflicted / ain't it crazy when your motivation, turns into your anchor/ my peers led me to the water, but not sure that they would take me/ - to the other side. Well then you can stay on the sand sure/ different visions, that's what we in different rafts 4/ lately I been on my lonely/ phone always in my hand, but I don't answer for the homes/ I'm growing every second so I feel like no-one knows me/ Nah I don't blame it on yall/ y'all my brothers, y'all my dogs/ but I'm investing in the future while y'all living in the moment / tryna prove it to the world that I got the right components / they tryna force over me over, Aye dog don't put no pressure on me / back up off me / it's crazy to see / I talked god she said I'm as crazy as crazy can be/ so if I drift/ may it never be from love, so my passion still exist/ imagine breaking bonds with Barry, bet those ashes still exist/ from when I tore the levy down, but hey. You sabotaged the bridge /
Marcus Baldwin is a student at Western High School in Baltimore, Maryland. REYNA CLARISSA
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before in chaos gave us aspine day off And now because of all the violence people had to get off it all stop s Cause your own black community Thought that had immunity should thought about itstupid before they started adrop unity All that looting and shooting was you’re stooped in Below the level of ignorance making us look ridiculous R.I.P. to Freddie Gray It’s sad to see died that way died with a severed IHe wonder why them cops are lying They left his family in tears, he died at only 25 You ask me ifhave I he feel safe I’d be lying if Iit said yes cause they really do put the crook in crooked cop now the only question is how many more of us going tolaid like dropped tears before it all stops
A city
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Jaleel Dixon
My Response
A city in chaos gave us a day off And now because of all the violence people had to get laid off Cause your own black community Thought that it had immunity They should have thought about it before they started a unity All that looting and shooting was stupid you’re stooped in Below the level of ignorance making us look ridiculous R.I.P. to Freddie Gray It’s sad to see he died that way He died with a severed spine I wonder why them cops are lying They left his family in tears, he died at only 25 You ask me if I feel safe I’d be lying if I said yes cause they really do put the crook in crooked cop now the only question is how many more of us going to drop like dropped tears before it all stops
RACHEL KNOBLOCH
Jaleel Dixon is a writer rapper and poet. Who writes with a purpose and that purpose is to be heard.
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MIGHT NEED AN EMT FOR YOUR BEAUTY IS ALL I SEE. THEY SAY: "OH, YOU'RE A POET? I DIDN'T KNOW IT...” I’M DIVERSE. IF YOU SAY WE ARE TO PLUNGE INTO HELL, I SHALL TELL YOU DO DIVE FIRST...I'M USUALLY A RAPPER, BUT THIS MESSAGE IS DEEPER THAN WHAT IM USUALLY AFTER. THIS SHOULD NOT BE RESPONDED TO WITH LAUGHTER… BUT WITH AN OPEN HEART. BECAUSE WITH AN OPEN HEART, A NEW JOURNEY CAN START...A NEW BEGINNING, INSTEAD OF A TERRIBLE ENDING.
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Ryan Ellison
Flowers for Flaws
Flowers for flaws, hours of loss. Sometimes you just have to take a pause. An angel from the God that died on a cross... Beautiful creation, I can tell you're a boss. Words spoken by me, into this m-i-c, as I c-o-m... m-e-n-t on society's monstrosity. But I might need an EMT for your beauty is all I see. They say: "Oh, you're a poet? I didn't know it...� I’m diverse. If you say we are to plunge into hell, I shall tell you do dive first... I'm usually a rapper, but this message is deeper than what im usually after. This should not be responded to with laughter... But with an open heart. Because with an open heart, a new journey can start... A new beginning, instead of a terrible ending.
My name is Ryan Ellison. I love to write. Also, I am very outgoing/down to earth.
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QINGWEN ZHENG
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Jada Jackson
OH... ok it’s cool....
Oh ok it’s cool..
That my skin have to be a lit-
But is it really?
tle lighter
No it is not.
and my eyes have to be a
My young black brothers
little bit bluer to get some
shouldn’t be made hashtags
respect
every two weeks.
in this country where they say
My mother shouldn’t be afraid
is the “land of the free”
to let my brother walk down
and the “home of the brave”
the street
You see I’m brave but I’m sure
with his hood on his head be-
not no free.
cause he might get two rounds
I got these invincible cuffs
in his back
on my hands
By that man in blue with that
and the key is somewhere I
little gold shield
can’t not find but
that protect him from every little
Oh ok it’s cool because the
thing he do.
revolution will not be televised.
But oh ok it's cool that a white man and black man can do the same crime but not the same time....
Jada Jackson is a poet, DJ and athlete. She is 17 years old, attends Western High School and dreams of one day opening her own law firm.
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IRIS LEE
Jaleel Dixon
Love and Death
Love Loving someone is like one of your biggest highlights When you’re in love with someone it feels like everything around you is so bright Even at night it seems like the sky is bright And full of life from the thought of you And your lover gazing up at the moonlight Love is like a drug because it keeps you high And needing more of it like you just took a puff Of that good stuff and launched up into orbit When you’re in love with someone it feels like god just opened up the gates of heaven Cause love is like your first breath You’ll never forget it But be careful what you wish for because love is like a spell And if you’re not careful love will quickly turn into hell Death Love is like death because you’re both considered tortured But still very different because your feelings are leaving you on the opposite border Life is like a gift that can be taken away Death is just death it’s something that happens everyday
Jaleel Dixon is a writer rapper and poet. Who writes with a purpose and that purpose is to be heard.
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Love / Loving someone is like one of your biggest highlights / When you’re in love with someone it feels like everything around you is so bright / Even at night it seems like the sky is bright / And full of life from the thought of you / And your lover gazing up at the
L O V E & D E A T H
moonlight / Love is like a drug because it keeps you high / And needing more of it like you just took a puff / Of that good stuff and launched up into orbit / When you’re in love with someone it feels like god just opened up the gates of heaven / Cause love is like your first breath / You’ll never forget it / But be careful what you wish for because love is like a spell / And if you’re not careful love will quickly turn into hell
Death / Love is like death because you’re both considered tortured / But still very different because your feelings are leaving you on the opposite border/ Life is like a gift that can be taken away / Death is just death it’s something that happens everyday
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Ta’Jay Lovitte
My Face
Sad, angry, hurt and depressed,
my smile is the one thing my
uninterested and apathetic to
father gave me
normal eyes
was worth giving he used to trick
my face shows
my mother into conceiving me
you can imagine that i’m terrible
before he tucked tail and ran
at surprise
but i won’t use that smile
parties but along with all of this
I’ll use my smile to make people
comes the most sexiest
happy,
smile you’ll ever know
to look into my best friends eyes
a smile melting your heart one that
tell her she’s beautiful and priceless
lets you know
my smile knows nothing
it’ll be okay
but kindness
a smile moving mountains and bringing men to their knees
Ta'Jay Lovitte is a student at Western High School.
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MAGGIE WU
DEW MORE BALTIMORE
MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART