The President and First Lady Attend Evening of Poetry, Music and Spoken Words

Youth Speaks Executive Director James Kass will accompany two incredible young poets to the White House as they perform for President and Mrs. Obama. Jamaica Osorio (Hawai’i) and Joshua Bennett (Philadelphia), both prominently featured in HBO’s Brave New Voices, will share poems as part of a night of artistic exploration around the power of voice. Joining James Earl Jones, Michael Chabon and others, these two young poets will represent the Brave New Voices movement as part of a new generation of poets and cultural leaders.

Watch the Live Feed this afternoon at 4:45 PDT