Thursday, January 22, 2009

"Praise Song for the Day" at Barack Obama's Inauguration, January 20, 2009

Elizabeth Alexander, "Praise Song for the Day":







Transcription of the Inaugural Poem from the New York Times (January 20, 2009) and a translation of the poem into French from Le Nouvel Observateur (January 21, 2009).
Publication of the poem by the Academy of American Poets (www.poets.org).
Other highlights from the Inauguration (January 22, 2009).