Blog 5/12

The difference between a president and a poet are that a president is more formal. A poet is not constrained to the rules of being a leader. They can be imaginative and free. While presidents "tend to dismiss this land."(193) Smith suggests that there is a difference, however she hopes that one day this difference may dissolve. She thinks that Obama may be the president which breaks the mold. Because he has already shown that he is not afraid to speak about sensitive subject matter. However it is something that only time will tell.