Watching Obama

Edna O’Brien may be best known for her controversial and celebrated novels, but as she told The Daily Beast, shortly after the election of Barack Obama, she “felt compelled to write a poem about this remarkable and unique man.”

Updated 04.25.17 4:18PM ET / Published 01.16.09 12:26PM ET

Edna O’Brien may be best known for her controversial and celebrated novels, but as she told The Daily Beast, shortly after the election of Barack Obama, she “felt compelled to write a poem about this remarkable and unique man.”