Presidents’ Day (Today!): Obama Inaugural Poem

submitted by green@augsburg.edu

As part of the First 100 Days events, everyone–faculty, staff, administrators, and students–are welcome to join us TODAY for a multi-voice reading of Elizabeth Alexander‰’s short but beautiful ‰”Praise Song for the Day‰” ( https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/praise-song-day ), the poem she composed for President Obama‰’s First Inauguration. Raise your own voice with ours in the magnificent, unifying last stanza (there will be copies on site): 12:15-12:30 pm (between classes), TODAY, Monday, 20 Feb. (President’s‰ Day) in the OGC Atrium.