At right is a photograph taken of Kenneth Goldsmith at the White House - yes, the White House. On May 11, Kenny (who teachers here at CPCW and is a longtime friend and affiliate of the Writers House) performed his poetry (and that of Whitman and Hart Crane) along with several other poets, including Elizabeth Alexander, Rita Dove, and Billy Collins. He also co-led a poetry workshop for schoolchildren, a session hosted by Michelle Obama. We're quite tickled that this "weird" conceptual poet was invited to such an event. Our friends at Jacket2 have somewhat "covered" this happening, so go here to J2 for a link to the video of the aforementioned workshop.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Goldsmith goes to Washington
At right is a photograph taken of Kenneth Goldsmith at the White House - yes, the White House. On May 11, Kenny (who teachers here at CPCW and is a longtime friend and affiliate of the Writers House) performed his poetry (and that of Whitman and Hart Crane) along with several other poets, including Elizabeth Alexander, Rita Dove, and Billy Collins. He also co-led a poetry workshop for schoolchildren, a session hosted by Michelle Obama. We're quite tickled that this "weird" conceptual poet was invited to such an event. Our friends at Jacket2 have somewhat "covered" this happening, so go here to J2 for a link to the video of the aforementioned workshop.
