On Election Night, I caught up with spoken word artists, Sekou Andrews (aka tha misfit) and Steve Connell, to get their poetic thoughts on the Obama’s win. Andrews and Connell were featured performers at Obama’s California Headquarters celebration. The two artists created a special poem called “Obama Takes America Back” about Obama’s historic win.

Andrews and Connell, both National Poetry Slam Champions, are no strangers to political activism and worked with the Norman Lear “Declare Yourself” campaign back in 2002. For the spoken word artists, the political is personal. The very definition of democracy, of being a Christian, of being an environmentalist is changing. The duo discuss George W. Bush’s role as a great motivator and how fear caused many Americans to become politically active. Check out the interview above and their performance below.

Tags: Barack Obama, declare yourself, election night, Norman Lear, poetry, Poetry Slam, political activism, President Elect, Sekou Andrews, spoken word, Steve Connell, tha misfit