Poet Richard Blanco: Civil rights for gay America

Poet Richard Blanco: Civil rights for gay America

Inaugural poet Richard Blanco read his poem "One Today" at the swearing-in ceremony for President Obama. Here is the full text of the poem as written. "One Today". One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the Smokies, greeting

Today, two-time FIU alumnus Richard Blanco joined a very short list of great American poets, including Robert Frost and Maya Angelou, who have had the honor of being selected as inaugural poets. Blanco, who holds an

Inaugural poet Richard Blanco read “One Today” for President Barack Obama's inauguration in Washington D.C. yesterday. What did you think of the poem? Here is an excerpt: My face, your face, millions of faces in morning's

The full text of "One Today," as provided by the inaugural committee: / One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, / peeking over the Smokies, greeting the faces / of the Great Lakes, spreading a simple truth / across the Great Plains, then

I don't know what a faggot means, really; don't even know about sex yet. All I know is she's talking about me, me; and whatever I am, is bad, very bad.