Can poetry help this man woo the woman of his dreams (and support at-risk youth in the process)?
Rob Gitin, Executive Director of At The Crossroads, a San Francisco-based not-for-profit organization, turned to poetry as part of his 2009 fund raising campaign.
The campaign is a unique one. Gitin describes it as “kind of a walk-a-thon where people take any goal they have and turn it into a sponsorship activity to raise money for homeless kids.” Goals include reading all seven novels of Proust’s , running 500 miles in 50 days, and introducing 20 new people to At The Crossroads. One man pledged to read a bedtime story to his children every night. Gitin’s goal? He wants to woo Sarah Silverman.
To pitch the woo, Gitin turned to poetry. Check out his open mic debut here.
Camille-
Will you please write a poem that begins with this line: “To pitch the woo, Gitin turned to poetry.”
That sounds like it could be the opening line of an August Kleinzahler poem, Cathy!
Camille, has Sarah Silverman responded to any of this? Is she aware of the campaign?
Jason, Sarah hasn’t swooned quite yet, but undoubtedly it’s imminent.