Obama Inauguration Poem: David Lehman (VIDEO)

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The Huffington Post   |  Rachel Weiner   |   January 12, 2009 10:19 AM

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The Associated Press is asking famous poets to write poems for Barack Obama's inauguration. The first is from David Lehman. Watch:

The Associated Press is asking famous poets to write poems for Barack Obama's inauguration. The first is from David Lehman. Watch: ...
The Associated Press is asking famous poets to write poems for Barack Obama's inauguration. The first is from David Lehman. Watch: ...
 
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Why should all the "famous" poets have all the fun? Here's my entry:

http://wittyditty.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/if-i-had-to-write-the-inaugural-poem/

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:51 AM on 01/13/2009

As long as we're at it, here's mine

http://www.charliehiphop.com/obama_poem

(I like yours, by the way. Rhyme is so underdone by the famous poets, most of whom I find completely dull, unoriginal, derivative, snooty, and pointless.)

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:21 AM on 01/14/2009
- hamchunk I'm a Fan of hamchunk 19 fans permalink

Oh, haiku is hard
But somettimes it makes no sense
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    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:05 PM on 01/12/2009

This is a terrific effort, especially since it was written on demand (that's what I infer from the line "The AP is asking . . . " MM

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:08 PM on 01/12/2009

Lehman should be given a Presidential Medal of Honor for his life-time achievements in Shameless Self-Promotion. Then he should be exiled somewhere far far away where none of us will ever have to see or hear from him again.

There are some great living American poets.

David Lehman--ubiquitous as he is--ain't one of 'em.

He's like an anti-bioti­c-resistan­t strain of virus.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:40 PM on 01/12/2009
- darker I'm a Fan of darker 40 fans permalink

Alas and alack, American poetry really SUCKS.
Its narcissism cannot replace truly inspired creativity
necessary to write a fine poem.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:03 PM on 01/12/2009
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