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Elizabeth Alexander Inauguration Poem

Jan 21, 2009 09:10

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stellaspike January 21 2009, 20:25:01 UTC

seriously... what is good about this poem?

inner_geek_girl January 21 2009, 22:32:28 UTC

I have no idea what's good about it, but I know I like it. It's simple and sweet. It felt like it fit the moment.

stellaspike January 22 2009, 04:24:47 UTC

I wish I could get there. Just makes me grimace when I read it.

Good things about this poem from another poet's perspective fritzfreleng January 28 2009, 08:02:31 UTC

There are some unfortunately weak lines in this poem ("we need to find a place/where we are safe" is ghastly self-help prose), but I tend to agree with Vanessa's assessment of its worth ( ... )