“Tell the cops – my Uzi weighs a ton – I walk like a warrior – from them I won’t run – I got the black strap – to make the cops run” The President of the United States will celebrate American prose and poetry at the White House next week by honoring, among others, a poet known for his cop-killing, racially-charged, misogynistic works. At an event dedicated to poetry’s influence on American culture, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr., who goes by the name “Common,” will be one of the guests of President and Mrs. Obama. Elizabeth Alexander, Billy Collins, Rita...