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January 20, 2009--Poet Elizabeth Alexander captured the spirit of Barack Obama's historic inauguration today when she read the poem "Praise Song for the Day." Barack Obama is the forty-fourth president of the United States of America. Graywolf Press will release a commemorative chapbook edition of the poem on February 6, 2009.
Elizabeth Alexander crafted the poem for the occasion, drawing inspiration from poets such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Robert Hayden, and Walt Whitman. Alexander is one of our nation's most eloquent poets, and she spoke at the most closely watched inauguration in U.S. history. Alexander is the fourth poet in United States history to read at a presidential inauguration. Previous inaugural poets were Robert Frost at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy, and Maya Angelou and Miller Williams at the inaugurations of William Jefferson Clinton.
January 20, 2009--Poet Elizabeth Alexander captured the spirit of Barack Obama's historic inauguration today when she read the poem "Praise Song for the Day." Barack Obama is the forty-fourth president of the United States of America. Graywolf Press will release a