Elizabeth Alexander, renown American poet, was only the fourth person who was asked to compose and recite a poem at a presidential inauguration. In 2009, she wrote “Praise Song of the Day” based on ...

Landmark moment: Elizabeth Alexander was chosen to read a poem during Barack Obama's inauguration. Read her poem for the president at President Barack Obama's inauguration Tuesday. Watch the video of ...

Following is a transcript of the inaugural poem recited by Elizabeth Alexander: Praise song for the day. Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each others’ eyes or not, ...

Elizabeth Alexander: "Praise Song for the Day." Trymaine Lee: January 20th, 2009. It was a cold, crisp day in Washington, DC. Inauguration day for America's first and only Black president. Justice ...

Dr. Elizabeth Alexander is an author, a teacher, a philanthropist and a scholar. But most people know her as a poet. In 2009, she performed her poem “Praise Song for the Day,” at the inauguration of ...