on the day of her selection that she was "honored and thrilled." She explained, "This incoming president of ours has shown in every act that words matter, that words carry meaning, that words carry power." To prepare for the challenge of writing a poem specifically to the occasion, Alexander has focused on the work of W.H. Auden and Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African-American poet to win the Pulitzer Prize.
from findingDulcinea: Happy Birthday: Elizabeth Alexander, President-elect Obama's Inaugural Poet
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