This is why I love the increasingly collaborative nature of this blog. Nancy Lord just sent a link to this NYT 12/24 story about Elizabeth Alexander, the poet who has been chosen to write a poem that she will read at Barack Obama’s Jan. 20 Inauguration. She is only the fourth poet to be included […]
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Scene last night from Anchorage, Alaska, after the incredible speech by President-Elect Obama: walking from a campaign party through frozen city streets with a growing crowd of friends and acquaintances, including a group of recent African immigrants from Sudan and elsewhere. Sudanese refugees waving American flags and getting hugs from nearly every group of delirious,
I know I’m going to get choked up on Tuesday, because I already got choked up watching this. Awesome job, Team Alaska. I’m so sorry I was out of town and missed this, but I’m incredibly proud to pass it on.
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Today Anchorage will be hosting what may be the biggest local Obama rally yet, and today I’m letting you know that by a wide margin, you chose Seth Kantner’s ORDINARY WOLVES as the book we’d like to send Obama. I bought an autographed hardcover copy (at Title Wave, of course) and my weekend to-do list
Ordinary Wolves on its way to Obama! Read More »
Thursday is the big day. Is anyone else as excited as I am about the Democratic National Convention speech? Let me be clear about my complete lack of impartiality: I volunteered for Obama in Texas and I’m logging a few hours here in Alaska, as well. Which gave me the idea for this reader poll:
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