On the Pulse of Morning - Wikipedia
"On the Pulse of Morning" is a poem by writer and poet Maya Angelou that she read at the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton on January 20, 1993. With her public recitation, Angelou became the second poet in history to read a poem at a presidential inauguration, and the first African American and woman.
On the Pulse of Morning - Poetry Foundation
Poets lend voices to current events and elections as they critique and defend the social and political issues of their day. But today, the Rock cries out to us, clearly, forcefully, Come, you …
Maya Angelou Inaugural Poem – Pamela E. Oliver – UW–Madison
“ON THE PULSE OF MORNING” by Maya Angelou written: Spoken at the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony, January 20, 1993. A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon, The dinosaur, …
On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou - Poems - Poems
Is lost in the gloom of dust and ages. But seek no haven in my shadow. I will give you no hiding place down here. Face down in ignorance. Armed for slaughter. But do not hide your face. A …
American Rhetoric: Maya Angelou -- Presidential Inaugural Poem
My shore, currents of debris upon my breast. If you will study war no more. Tree and the Rock were one. Knew nothing. The River sang and sings on. The singing River and the wise Rock. …
On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou - Poem Analysis
Maya Angelou read her poem, ‘On the Pulse of Morning’ at the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton on January 20, 1993. She became the second poet and the first African-American woman to read a poem at the presidential inauguration.
Maya Angelou Inaugural Poem (1993) - C-SPAN.org
2009年1月18日 · Poet and author Maya Angelou has died. She was 86. In 1993, she was invited by then-President-Elect Bill Clinton to deliver the Inaugural poem. Here she is reciting her poem, "On the...
What Maya Angelou's Reading at Bill Clinton's Inauguration in 1993 …
2014年5月28日 · She read her poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," and in it she honored the occasion and encapsulated the entirety of America's history — from the time of the dinosaurs to the struggles of Native...
5.11: Maya Angelou, “On the Pulse of Morning,” 1993
2024年3月22日 · She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and was credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
Maya Angelou, “On the Pulse of Morning,” January 20, 1993
In 1993, Angelou delivered her poem “On the Pulse of Morning” at the inauguration of President Clinton. Only three other poets have written and recited poetry for a presidential inaugural: Robert Frost in 1961 at the inauguration of President Kennedy, Richard Blanco at the 2013 inauguration of President Obama, and Amanda Gorman at the 2021 ...