what's not public. It's seeking what sometimes can't even be pinned down as a definite emotion. Elizabeth Alexander, the poet commissioned to write the inaugural poem for Obama, said, "the pressure--the challenge--is to write a poem that can serve . . . all of those expectant, gathered millions and to let the poem be what calms my nerves when I am up there." My good wishes are with her in this daunting task.
from Fleda Brown: Traverse City Record-Eagle: On Poetry: Inaugural poems
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