Elizabeth Alexander
Obama Day! It was an fun filled day for me. I arrived at a friend’s about 9AM to watch the 10AM MST inaugaration. My friend made me a small pancake. We watched and had our own sidebar commentary. We also had many silent points too. Then I took her to lunch and for a ride partway up the mountain. Afterall it was a day to celebrate! From there I arrived at the pool, and since Iwas early, I went for a walk. Later swam after a fine sit in the sun (it was a warm sunny day!) Later after other events, I returned to see what the balls would be like. Home late.
I loved the class presented with music and speakers at the inauguration. I was especially thankful for the poet. Only for poets have been invited for presidential inaugurations. SO I bring you Elizabeth Alexander for you to listen to and learn about.
Elizabeth Alexander poet:
Here’s a short bio from her website
Elizabeth Alexander
Elizabeth Alexander is a poet, essayist, playwright, and teacher born in New York City and raised in Washington, DC. Alexander has degrees from Yale University and Boston University and completed her Ph.D. in English at the University of Pennsylvania. She has published five books of poems: The Venus Hottentot (1990), Body of Life (1996), Antebellum Dream Book (2001), American Sublime (2005), which was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and was one of the American Library Association’s “Notable Books of the Year;” and, most recently, her first young adult collection (co-authored with Marilyn Nelson), Miss Crandall’s School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color (2008 Connecticut Book Award). Her two collections of essays are The Black Interior (2004) and Power and Possibility (2007), and her play, “Diva Studies,” was produced at the Yale School of Drama.
http://www.elizabethalexander.net/home.html
I hope you replay this poem as it is well written and presents a fine vision.
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