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Jan 25, 2009
Presidents and Poetry
Abraham Lincoln greatly admired poetry and poets. He once remarked that he would give anything, even incur debt to be able to write poetry. That Abe didn’t have much faith in poetic ability did not stop him from gracing posterity with a few poems.
Lincoln’s most widely disseminated verse, “My Childhood Home I See Again,” describes a visit to his childhood home. For an analysis of that poem, please visit “Abe Lincoln as Poet: 'My Childhood Home I See Again'.”
Now comes our new president, Barack Obama, who has two poems floating around the Internet. For an analysis of his effort, titled simply “Pop” please visit "Obama's Pop: President as Versifier."
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