She has hoped, she said, to capture something fundamental in her inaugural poem.

"It may be that Mr. Clinton asked me to write the inaugural poem because he understood that I am the kind of person who really does bring people together."

Last night I said to this group of hundreds of people, I said: 'Pray for me, please, for the inaugural poem.

She was commissioned by National Public Radio's All Things Considered to create an inaugural poem for President Barack Obama.

Wentworth read the inaugural poem at Mark Sanford's first inauguration as Governor of South Carolina.

Poet Richard Blanco then delivered the inaugural poem, followed by Rev. Luis Leon, who delivered the benediction.

My target was the possibility of a good inaugural poem.

A15 The text of the inaugural poem, written by Maya Angelou.

And in selecting Ms. Angelou to write and recite an inaugural poem, he is following the Kennedy model.

Q. Have you judged Maya Angelou's inaugural poem at a slam yet?