Poet Elizabeth Alexander is Introduced by Emory's Kevin Young

Emory poet, professor and curator of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Kevin Young introduces Inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander during her visit to Emory University on February 11, 2009.

Alexander delivered her inaugural poem before an assembled crowd of more than a million people during the inaugural ceremonies. "This will be her first public appearance since being on the presidential dais," says Kevin Young, award-winning poet and curator of literary collections and the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library at Emory's Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library.

For more information, please visit http://marbl.library.emory.edu/danowski-poetry-library.html

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