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Super Steve Earle

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Feb 23, 2009
8,313
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An unusual topic for this hallowed forum and it may disappear as soon as it starts. I have never listened so intently and enjoyed the work of a poet as much as this inspirational and inspired choice by Joe Biden as Inaugural Poet Laureate. I include Attilla and Spike Milligan in this list, so not to be taken lightly. Seriously, I have never been so moved by a poet and I will be following her career closely. Sublimely and beautifully eloquent for one so young and fully half of it was written on January 6th after the riots on Capitol Hill. Wonderful.
 


Silverhatch

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Feb 23, 2009
4,271
Preston Park
An unusual topic for this hallowed forum and it may disappear as soon as it starts. I have never listened so intently and enjoyed the work of a poet as much as this inspirational and inspired choice by Joe Biden as Inaugural Poet Laureate. I include Attilla and Spike Milligan in this list, so not to be taken lightly. Seriously, I have never been so moved by a poet and I will be following her career closely. Sublimely and beautifully eloquent for one so young and fully half of it was written on January 6th after the riots on Capitol Hill. Wonderful.

Stunning
 




Super Steve Earle

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Feb 23, 2009
8,313
North of Brighton
I dont like sentimental, greasy poetry. Its all very Hollywood.

I presume you didn't listen. It was neither, sentimental, greasy (?) nor Hollywood. However, it was beautiful, eloquent and inspired. I loved it. A new talent on the block.
 








vegster

Sanity Clause
May 5, 2008
27,867
An unusual topic for this hallowed forum and it may disappear as soon as it starts. I have never listened so intently and enjoyed the work of a poet as much as this inspirational and inspired choice by Joe Biden as Inaugural Poet Laureate. I include Attilla and Spike Milligan in this list, so not to be taken lightly. Seriously, I have never been so moved by a poet and I will be following her career closely. Sublimely and beautifully eloquent for one so young and fully half of it was written on January 6th after the riots on Capitol Hill. Wonderful.

I'm with you, very inspirational... I think she is the result of Barack Obama's triumph and there will be many more following in the near future thanks to Kamala Harris ascending to the Vice Presidency . Hope springs....
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
49,337
Faversham
I heard it too. I found it powerful and timely.
 




Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
61,673
Location Location
Americans do love their god-bothering earnest schmaltz. I'm sure she's very talented though.
 




Live by the sea

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Oct 21, 2016
4,718
Thought she was very good . I didn’t realise that Biden could deliver a speech like he did , really amazing speech , better even than Clinton’s and that is very high praise.
 




Blue3

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Jan 27, 2014
5,559
Lancing
So impressed by her poem and her delivery of it I contacted her publishers asking if they would pass on a message of thanks for a powerful and beautifully crafted work on such a global stage from somone so young
 












Feb 23, 2009
22,839
Brighton factually.....
An unusual topic for this hallowed forum and it may disappear as soon as it starts. I have never listened so intently and enjoyed the work of a poet as much as this inspirational and inspired choice by Joe Biden as Inaugural Poet Laureate. I include Attilla and Spike Milligan in this list, so not to be taken lightly. Seriously, I have never been so moved by a poet and I will be following her career closely. Sublimely and beautifully eloquent for one so young and fully half of it was written on January 6th after the riots on Capitol Hill. Wonderful.

It was indeed the highlight of the day, and a fitting end to Trumps rain of division, dishonesty and discrimination.
 


DavidinSouthampton

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Jan 3, 2012
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In this household we don’t do sentimentality or schmaltz.

We were very impressed by the young lady, her words and her performance of them.
 






Pevenseagull

Anti-greed coalition
Jul 20, 2003
19,512
She's getting twice the google searches than the news that Joe Exotic didn't get a presidential pardon.
 



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