Poetry in the White House

Anyone who reads this blog knows how much I enjoy poetry. So imagine how I felt when I heard Barack Obama say this:

When it comes to science, elevating science once again, and having lectures in the White House where people are talking about traveling to the stars or breaking down atoms, inspiring our youth to get a sense of what discovery is all about. Thinking about the diversity of our culture and, and inviting jazz musicians and classical musicians and poetry readings in the White House so that, once again, we appreciate this incredible tapestry that's America.

I may be mistaken, but my gut says that the arts have been ignored in the past 8 years. But now it looks like that will change. Just imagine Robert Pinsky reading on a Sunday afternoon in the White House. How freaking awesome is that...