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Obama Inauguration Poem: David Lehman (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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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: ...

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Inaugural Poet Previews Obama Work

NY Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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"To have great poetry there must be great audiences, too," Walt Whitman said. He was talking about the quality of a poet's readers. But there is littl...

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Elizabeth Alexander: Obama's Pick For Inaugural Poet

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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Barack Obama has chosen Elizabeth Alexander to read a poem at his inauguration. A well-regarded poet and professor at Yale, Alexander is also a frien...

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Elizabeth Alexander, Obama Inauguration Poet, "Completely Thrilled"

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Elizabeth Alexander was a toddler in a baby stroller when her parents took her to hear Martin Luther King's historic "I Have ...

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Who Will Be Obama's Inaugural Poet?

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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The Associated Press reported last week on a growing expectation in the poetry community that Obama will follow in the tradition of Kennedy, Carter an...

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