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Extra-Special Post-Inauguration Roundup, No. 2

by Jerome Weeks 21 Jan 2009 9:29 AM

Elizabeth Alexander’s inauguration poem, “Prose Song,” hasn’t won many accolades. But her publisher is betting that it will still sell well: Graywolf Press is rushing out a printing of 100,000 copies. Many people believe — no, make that ardently hope — that Barack Obama will be “an arts president.” But the inaugural music from composer […]

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Elizabeth Alexander’s inauguration poem, “Prose Song,” hasn’t won many accolades. But her publisher is betting that it will still sell well: Graywolf Press is rushing out a printing of 100,000 copies.
Many people believe — no, make that ardently hope — that Barack Obama will be “an arts president.” But the inaugural music from composer John Williams wasn’t exactly for the ages. Or maybe it was better than that. In any event, there’s already a new musical about him, Obama on My Mind, set to open in London in March

About Jerome Weeks

Jerome Weeks is the Senior Arts Reporter/Producer for KERA. Previously at The Dallas Morning News, he was the book columnist for 10 years and the drama critic for 10 years before that. His writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre and Men’s Vogue magazines. View more about Jerome Weeks.