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President Barack Obama greets poet Richard Blanco at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 21, 2013, after Blanco's reading at the president's ceremonial swearing-in ceremony during the 57th Presidential Inauguration. (AP Photo/Win McNamee, Pool)

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2 inaugural poets to talk at Yale

Updated: Monday, 04 Feb 2013, 5:36 AM EST
Published : Monday, 04 Feb 2013, 5:36 AM EST

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Two inaugural poets will be at Yale University for a talk and poetry reading.

Richard Blanco, who read his poem "One Today" at President Barack Obama's second inauguration, will be at Yale on Tuesday for a public reading of his work. He'll join in conversation with Elizabeth Alexander, the president's first inaugural poet who is a professor and chair of the African American studies department at Yale.

The event, which is Blanco's first public appearance since the inauguration on Jan. 21, will take place in the Ezra Stiles College Master's House, 19 Tower Parkway, at 4 p.m.

Seating is limited, but the event will also be live-streamed on the Yale YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/yale.