Dec
18
Obama taps inaugural poet
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Via PoetryHut: Barack Obama has tapped poet Elizabeth Alexander, 46, a prize-winning poet and professor of African American studies at Yale University, to do the inaugural reading on January 20th, reports the Washington Post.
Other celebs at the event: Yo Yo Ma, Rick Warren (yes, the purpose driven life guy), Aretha Franklin (the Queen of Soul), and others, per the New York Times.