Whether there are 50 or 500 people at an event, Poetri manages to shake every person's hand before the party is over - and they always request him back. We've been telling him for years that he should run for office, but he's too humble for politics. In addition to emceeing at hundreds of school dances and corporate events, Poetri is also a poet, appearing on television in "HBO's Def Poetry Jam" and receiving a Tony Award on Broadway in "Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway" (in which USA Today affectionately called him "a rotund imp" and the New York Times dubbed him "a bulky, light-footed natural comedian." (We're very proud of him!!)