Tackling the many misconceptions surrounding Detroit and focusing on growing as a writer is for the months and years ahead , however . Detroit project purchases and renovates empty homes before giving them away to emerging literary writers . First house purchased for $ 1,000 before being renovated and has been given to poet David Rocheteau . The aim of the project is to fill in empty homes and boost Detroit 's emerging literary scene .
Detroit project purchases and renovates empty homes before giving them away to emerging literary writers . First house purchased for $ 1,000 before being renovated and has been given to poet David Rocheteau . The aim of the project is to fill in empty homes and boost Detroit 's emerging literary scene .