WFMU, an New Jersey-based FM station that blends creativity with irreverence (its motto: A radio station that bites back), has a new take on Elizabeth Alexander's poem for the Obama inauguration. The poem sparked lots of debate on Read Street and elsewhere, so WFMU asked listeners for new versions.

The station has posted dozens of MP3 remixes on its blog. Some, such as "First Ten Words," gave me flashbacks to my Wesleyan University electronic music course, which included an analysis of compositions played on a piano filled with rocks. "Slumber Party" was hilarious -- imagine Alvin the Chipmunk reciting the poem at a New Orleans funeral. And "Some Someone Someone Someone Something Somewhere," a recitation of the poem's words in alphabetical order, was downright spooky.

Enjoy! 

p.s. Thanks to the Los Angeles Times book blog for noting the remixes, and to Picnik for providing the special effects.