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"Praise Song for the Day" is an occasional poem written by the American poet Elizabeth Alexander and delivered at the 2009 presidential inauguration of President Barack Obama.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: Adam Kirsch, Associated Press, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Chicago Tribune, Coda (music), Elizabeth Alexander (poet), First inauguration of Barack Obama, Graywolf Press, John F. Kennedy, Maya Angelou, Miller Williams, Occasional poetry, Paperback, Poet, President of the United States, Rhyme, Robert Frost, Stanza, Tampa Bay Times, Tercet, United States, United States presidential inauguration.

  2. 2009 poems
  3. African-American poetry
  4. First inauguration of Barack Obama
  5. Inaugural poems
  6. Occasional poetry

Adam Kirsch

Adam Kirsch (born 1976) is an American poet and literary critic.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

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Coda (music)

In music, a coda (tail; plural code) is a passage that brings a piece (or a movement) to an end.

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Elizabeth Alexander (poet)

Elizabeth Alexander (born May 30, 1962) is an American poet, writer, and literary scholar who has served as the president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation since 2018.

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First inauguration of Barack Obama

The first inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States took place on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The 56th inauguration, which set a record attendance for any event held in the city, marked the commencement of the first term of Barack Obama as president and Joe Biden as vice president.

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Graywolf Press

Graywolf Press is an independent, non-profit publisher located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

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Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist.

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Miller Williams

Stanley Miller Williams (April 8, 1930January 1, 2015) was an American contemporary poet, as well as a university professor, translator and editor.

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Occasional poetry

Occasional poetry is poetry composed for a particular occasion.

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Paperback

A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Poet

A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Rhyme

A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (usually the exact same phonemes) in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words.

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Robert Frost

Robert Lee Frost (March26, 1874January29, 1963) was an American poet.

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Stanza

In poetry, a stanza (from Italian stanza) is a group of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line or indentation.

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Tampa Bay Times

The Tampa Bay Times, called the St.

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Tercet

A tercet is composed of three lines of poetry, forming a stanza or a complete poem.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States presidential inauguration

Between 73 and 79 days after the presidential election, the president-elect of the United States is inaugurated as president by taking the presidential oath of office.

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See also

2009 poems

African-American poetry

First inauguration of Barack Obama

Inaugural poems

Occasional poetry

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praise_Song_for_the_Day