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Elizabeth Alexander Inaugural Poem: "Praise Song for the Day" 1/20/09

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Uploaded on Feb 12, 2009

Inaugural Poem: "Praise Song for the Day"
"Praise Song for the Day", written and recited by Elizabeth Alexander, at the Inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009.

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  • Beethovens7th

    Beethovens7th 3 years ago

    This is not a poem.

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  • Firewolf23

    Firewolf23 2 years ago

    This is what happens when you try to channel Maya Angelou, but lack, you know, any semblance of talent or poetry writing/recitation skill.

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  • spidamantruck

    spidamantruck 1 month ago

    mein gott, i still hold that opinion, but i sound like a goober.

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  • MagnificentFiend

    MagnificentFiend 1 month ago

    Well said.

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  • Erin Granoski

    Erin Granoski 7 months ago

    I personally love this poem. Not exactly her reading of it, but I do like the poem itself. Plus have some respect for her. She just put her heart out there in front of the world and that takes major guts.

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  • 1a2asdf1a2

    1a2asdf1a2 1 year ago

    this is what radioshithead sounds like: just words + the most basic of riffs

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  • 1a2asdf1a2

    1a2asdf1a2 1 year ago

    where's the fucking beat box. obama: youre not black. if obama was black, we would have had an innaugruation rap.

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  • For Facebook

    For Facebook 1 year ago

    I remember watching this live and thinking what the fuuuuuuuck...

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  • Kamran Ali

    Kamran Ali 1 year ago

    And this is why poets always get a bad rep....What a disgrace. 

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  • kourosh89

    kourosh89 1 year ago

    laughing my ass off

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  • kobold565

    kobold565 1 year ago

    What did I just watch?

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  • Don Dodson

    Don Dodson 2 years ago

    She is saying a series of words, each unconnected to the others.

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