On September 8, at 1 p.m., First Lady
Michelle Obama will welcome the fifth annual class of the National
Student Poets Program to the White House. The Kennedy Center's Artistic
Director for Hip-Hop Culture, Q-Tip, will be featured
at this year's poetry reading.
For the past
five years, Mrs. Obama has joined the President’s Committee on the Arts
and Humanities (PCAH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services
(IMLS) to honor the top student
poets in the country. Since its inception in 2011, the National Student
Poets Program has showcased the essential role of writing and the arts
in academic and personal success for audiences across the country. In
addition, the First Lady will recognize the
first class of the Spoken Word Ambassador Program, which was
established to recognize students who demonstrate an exceptional ability
to tell stories, to critically and creatively analyze their worlds, and
to present that information in a way that is accessible
to large and diverse audiences.
Representing five different regions of the nation, the 2016 National Student Poets are: Stella Binion, Chicago, IL (Midwest Region), Maya Eashwaran, Alpharetta, GA (Southeast Region), Gopal Rman, Dallas, TX (Southwest Region), Joey Reisberg, Towson, MD (Northeast Region), and Maya Salameh, San Diego, CA (West Region).
To learn more about the National Student Poets Program, visit
www.artandwriting.org/nspp.
Source: The White House, Office of the First Lady
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