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Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration, January 20, 2009
On January 20, 2009, Elizabeth Alexander served as the fourth ever inaugural poet and a central participant in one of the most closely watched inaugurations in American history. Selected by Barack Obama, Alexander composed and delivered her original poem "Praise Song for the Day" to an audience of millions, and now the poem can be read and savored for posterity. Printed on heavy, uncoated stock, with French flaps, and a silver foil stamp, this collectible chapbook is a cherished reminder of this monumental presidential event.
Also available in Spanish.
Canto de alabanza para el día: Poema para la ceremonia inaugural del mandato de Barack Obama
Book Details
- Publisher: Graywolf Press
- Publish Date: Feb 6th, 2009
- Pages: 28
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 6.42in - 4.62in - 0.15in - 0.10lb
- EAN: 9781555975456
- Categories: • American - African American & Black
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About the Author
Elizabeth Alexander is the author of four collections of poetry, the most recent of which is American Sublime, two collections of essays, and several edited volumes. She is Professor of African-American Studies, English, and American Studies at Yale University.
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What people are saying
"An inspiration to all who enter" @Yale @Yalelibrary :: visit to engage the past in the present for the future. Home of @WindhamCampbell Prizes
Praise song for the day : a poem for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, January 20, 2009, by Elizabeth Alexander @ProfessorEA Text @POETSorg https://t.co/vVwfAjDNvl Catalog record: https://t.co/r5wGFEMnRR https://t.co/WyGFqy5NpB
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Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with a book a day! Poet Elizabeth Alexander’s debut collection! She first came to #Yaddo in 1990, almost two decades before she delivered “Praise Song for the Day” at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. https://t.co/vhteM3P0kE
Everyday Peacemaker Author of "Shalom Sistas" Anabaptist pastor “I work on yellow pads and with ballpoint pens” Maya Angelou 💛 #dearwhitepeacemakers
Jesus…. I will move forward in love Today’s breath prayer was inspired by the poem “Praise Song for the Day” by Elizabeth Alexander and that gorgeous music we started our morning listening/ centering was “Uncharted”… https://t.co/YZZxpBXS1d
Praise for this book
"Elizabeth Alexander is an inspired choice for this historic role. She is a marvelous poet, an incisive and influential scholar, and one of the great citizens of the literary world. What a joy it will be to see her and hear her at that podium on that day!" --Alice Quinn
"Elizabeth Alexander is a superb choice for the Obama Inauguration. She is from Washington, she represents Obama's generation, and she has written about the civil rights conflict and other historical events that have shaped the character of this country . . . At the same time, her intense personal vision reveals the commonplace life illuminated from startling new angles--as good poetry always does." --Tree Swenson, Director of the Academy of American Poets
What people are saying
"An inspiration to all who enter" @Yale @Yalelibrary :: visit to engage the past in the present for the future. Home of @WindhamCampbell Prizes
Praise song for the day : a poem for Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, January 20, 2009, by Elizabeth Alexander @ProfessorEA Text @POETSorg https://t.co/vVwfAjDNvl Catalog record: https://t.co/r5wGFEMnRR https://t.co/WyGFqy5NpB
Yaddo provides the gift of uninterrupted time and work space to individual artists in a highly supportive communal setting.
Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with a book a day! Poet Elizabeth Alexander’s debut collection! She first came to #Yaddo in 1990, almost two decades before she delivered “Praise Song for the Day” at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. https://t.co/vhteM3P0kE