Posts Tagged ‘Open House’
Slam Poetry, Part 3: Inviting Slam Poetry to the White House
In their first post-election 60 Minutes interview, the President- and First Lady-elect said they’d like to open the White House up to the people. They mentioned poetry and jazz. I knew that Michelle Obama had seen spoken word and poetry slam poets while in Chicago, so I called them. I reminded myself that their house, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, is our house, too. I’m Dutch (my middle name is Roelof) and it has been ingrained in me since I was a wee child: be responsible for your dollar. If so