“Magic and kind and interested in poetry” is how Get Lit—an organization that aims to empower young people through poetry—described the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s participation in the class, which was in honor of Black History Month. “Best weekend EVER!” they said, adding, “It goes down as most epic experience in Get Lit history!!!” The class’s teacher, Mason Granger, shared his own post on Instagram, writing “Soooo Prince Harry and Meghan dropped into my poetry class on Saturday and kicked it with the Get Lit Players for a multitude of minutes.” (45 minutes, to be exact!" “It was pretty surreal,” he said, remarking that is favorite moment was Meghan’s echoing of “so many sentiments we’ve talked about in class, about this particular moment in time/history to be a young person and the ripple effect of a single voice.” He went on, “The root of them deciding to come is because at some point in their lives, they were moved by a poem. And whoever wrote that poem at some point thought to themselves, “Does this even matter? Is anyone even listening?” And they shared it anyway.” Once they’d gotten over their shock, students shared poems with the duke and duchess, asked questions, and the couple shared some of their own favorite lines of poetry. Mason wrote that Meghan and Harry responded “authentically” because they had taken the time to read the students’ bios that had been forwarded to them. In conclusion, Mason would “10/10 would recommend The Duke and Duchess of Sussex for your next Zoom poetry practice.” Next up, Were Prince Harry and James Corden Spotted Filming an Episode of Carpool Karaoke in Hollywood?
