I am hoping that each of you had a wonderful week! As I watched the Inaugeration of Barak Obama this week, I was moved to tears at the reading of Elizabeth Alexander's poem. I found her to brilliantly punctuate the significance of the day. You can find my review of her poem here:

"Praise Song for the Day- A review"
An interpretation and critique of Professor Elizabeth Alexander's Inaugural Poem, "Praise Song for the Day"

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art2387.asp


Dont forget, our quarterly literary magazine "Mused" is coming out soon. The deadline for submissions is February 4th- We would love to see your photographs, drawings, and writings of all types. To submit, please go to the following link:

http://www.bellaonline.com/review/submissions/

To see previous issues go to:
http://www.bellaonline.com/review/issues/winter2008/

As always, the poetry forum is open for discussion, questions, assistance, or simply saying "hi" at:

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=109

I look forward to hearing from you!


Angela Saunders, Poetry Editor
http://poetry.bellaonline.com