Elizabeth Alexander Is the Inaugural Poet!!!

Wow! Hurray for Cave Canem's own Elizabeth Alexander chosen as the inaugural poet!!

From the Washington Post (may require a password):

After a hiatus of more than a decade, poetry is returning to the inauguration of the American president.

The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies announced today that Elizabeth Alexander, a prize-winning poet at Yale University who grew up in Washington, will read at the swearing in next month of President-elect Barack Obama.