Praise Song for the Day
Inaugural Poetry and The Takeaway’s #PrezPoem Challenge
Poet Richard Blanco is just the fifth poet to take part in a President’s inaugural ceremony. The first was Robert Frost, who spoke at President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 swearing in. Bill Clinton revived the tradition, and Maya Angelou joined him on the inaugural dais in 1993. In both of his inauguration ceremonies, President Barack […]
