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

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 charging across the Rockies. / One light, waking

Inaugural poet Richard Blanco praised President Barack Obama on Tuesday for mentioning gay rights in his inaugural address. “I thought it was great the way that he couched gay America in terms of a civil rights sort of issue as well,” Blanco, who is

Richard Blanco's Poetry Pays Homage to American Experience. American poet is the youngest in history to read at inaugural ceremony. 06:27 | 01/21/2013. Related Links: 'One Today': Richard Blanco's Inaugural Poem · Watch: Inauguration 2013: Poet

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