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Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter
Michael Chabon is one lucky guy. Last night he was invited to participate in the White House’s first Poetry Jam, along with Joshua Bennett, James Earl Jones, Eric Lewis, Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio, Mayda Del Valle, and Esperanza Spalding, among others. The evening’s goal was to celebrate poetry, music, and spoken word around the theme of dialogue, “showing how dialogue is important in every aspect of who we are as Americans and as human beings, and demonstrating how communication is a constant throughout the ages.”
Ayelet Waldman, Michael Chabon’s wife and author of the recently published Bad Mother, shares more about their White House evening here.
To view a video of part of the evening, click here.
And more from The New York Times “Art Beat” Blog here.
And their Politics and Government Blog, here.
If you search “michael chabon+ayelet waldman+white house poetry,” you’ll find many more posts on this historical evening. Search away!
Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Naomi Firestone-Teeter is the CEO of the Jewish Book Council. Prior to becoming executive director and then CEO, she served as founding editor of the JBC website and managing editor of Jewish Book World. Naomi sits on the board of Jewish Creativity International.Naomi was named to the New York Jewish Week’s 2019 “36 Under 36” and Algemeiner’s 2018 list of the 100 people positively influencing Jewish life and was included on the Global Jewish 100 list by Izzy in 2020. She graduated from Emory University with degrees in English and Art History and, in addition, studied at University College London. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.
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