Text of Inaugural Poem: 'Praise Song for the Day' Published Jan 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM EST Updated Mar 13, 2010 at 7:13 PM EST. By Elizabeth Alexander . Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member.

The inaugural poem — “Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration” — was read by its author, Elizabeth Alexander, a Yale University professor of African ...

Praise Song for the Day by Elizabeth Alexander. Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each other's eyes or not, about to speak or speaking.

Alexander recited her 341 word poem, “Praise Song for the Day,” on the steps of the nation’s Capitol immediately after Obama’s swearing-in and inaugural speech. While several Yale professors ...

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Then, there was “Praise Song for the Day,” the inaugural poem by Elizabeth Alexander, a Yale ... Faint praise for poem Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ...

Praise Song for Inspirefest. By Kate Dempsey. Praise to the science, technology, engineering and maths ... Praise to the poetry. Praise to the writers creating full, rich characters ...

A performance of the poem, 'Praise Song for My Mother', by the poet Grace Nichols, in a beach setting. This is from the BBC series, Poets in Person. This short film will be relevant for teaching ...