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ALEXANDER, ELIZABETH American Sublime
Graywolf Press: St. Paul, Mn. Softcover. Book is as new, still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Wrappers (Soft cover book). Poet Elizabeth Alexander will recite a specially composed work at Barack Obama's inauguration, becoming only the fourth writer to read their work as part of a US presidential swearing-in ceremony. Alexander, a 46-year-old professor of African-American studies and a finalist for the 2005 Pullitzer Prize, will deliver her poem moments after Obama is sworn in as the country's first black president on January 20, organizers said. "My joy at being selected to compose and deliver a poem on the occasion of Obama's presidential inaugural emanates from my deep respect for him as a person of meaningful, powerful words that move us forward, " Alexander wrote: "This is a powerful moment in our history. The joy I feel is sober and profound because so much struggle and sacrifice have brought us to this day, " she said. Alexander will become only the fourth poet invited to deliver one of their compositions at an inauguration. The first was American icon Robert Frost, who recited a poem at John F Kennedy's inaugural ceremony in January 1961.Bill Clinton invited African American author Maya Angelou to read at his 1993 inauguration, and then had fellow Arkansan Miller Williams recite after his reelection in 1997.; 8vo. New with no dust jacket .
Offered for US$ 58.50 by: Abound Book Company - Book number: 4592