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This past winter, I was invited to read a poem at @UMich President Santa Ono's inauguration and given the impression that I could determine the poem's content. I pitched a poem about my single mother returning to college in her 40s as a non-traditional student. 🧵
In response, I received these new guidelines from a member of the Office of University Development Image
The idea of writing a “gift” for a high-level administrator I’d never met didn’t sit well with me, nor did the idea of an inaugural poem celebrating the president vs. collective issues and ideals. I politely declined.
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