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"Praise Song for the Day" is an occasional poem written by the American poet Elizabeth Alexander and delivered at the 2009 presidential inauguration of President Barack Obama. The poem is the fourth to be delivered at a United States presidential inauguration, following in the tradition of recitals by Robert Frost (John F. Kennedy, 1961), Maya Angelou (Bill Clinton, 1993), and Miller Williams (Bill Clinton, 1997). Adam Kirsch called the poem "bureaucratic verse."

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  • Praise Song for the Day (Loblied für den Tag) ist ein Gedicht, welches Elizabeth Alexander für die als US-Präsident am 17. Januar 2009 verfasst und nach der Rede des Präsidenten rezitiert hat (Inaugural Poet). Alexanders Vater, der 1963 am Marsch auf Washington teilgenommen hatte, saß während der Amtseinführung neben ihr. Das Gedicht besteht aus vierzehn reimlosen Drei-Vers-Strophen (Terzine) und einem abschließenden Coda-Vers. Das Gedicht beschreibt das Alltagsleben der US-Amerikaner und ihre Hoffnung auf die Zukunft. Graywolf Press veröffentlichte das Gedicht am 6. Februar 2009 mit einer Erstauflage von 100 000 Taschenbüchern. (de)
  • "Praise Song for the Day" is an occasional poem written by the American poet Elizabeth Alexander and delivered at the 2009 presidential inauguration of President Barack Obama. The poem is the fourth to be delivered at a United States presidential inauguration, following in the tradition of recitals by Robert Frost (John F. Kennedy, 1961), Maya Angelou (Bill Clinton, 1993), and Miller Williams (Bill Clinton, 1997). It consists of fourteen unrhymed three-line stanzas (tercets) and a one-line coda. Delivered directly after Obama's inaugural address, it received a lukewarm response and was criticized as "too prosaic." Graywolf Press published the poem in paperback 6 February 2009, with a first printing of 100,000 copies. Adam Kirsch called the poem "bureaucratic verse." (en)
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  • Praise Song for the Day (Loblied für den Tag) ist ein Gedicht, welches Elizabeth Alexander für die als US-Präsident am 17. Januar 2009 verfasst und nach der Rede des Präsidenten rezitiert hat (Inaugural Poet). Alexanders Vater, der 1963 am Marsch auf Washington teilgenommen hatte, saß während der Amtseinführung neben ihr. (de)
  • "Praise Song for the Day" is an occasional poem written by the American poet Elizabeth Alexander and delivered at the 2009 presidential inauguration of President Barack Obama. The poem is the fourth to be delivered at a United States presidential inauguration, following in the tradition of recitals by Robert Frost (John F. Kennedy, 1961), Maya Angelou (Bill Clinton, 1993), and Miller Williams (Bill Clinton, 1997). Adam Kirsch called the poem "bureaucratic verse." (en)
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  • Praise Song for the Day (de)
  • Praise Song for the Day (en)
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