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"Butter" by Elizabeth Alexander

Shortly after reading her poem, “Praise Song for the Day” at Barack Obama's Inauguration, poet Elizabeth Alexander offered some praise for one of America's favorite cooking staples on The Splendid Table. She talked with host Lynne Rosetto Kasper about her experience on Inauguration day, and she read her poem “Butter.”

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Originally appeared in Poetry magazine.

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