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"'''One Today'''" is a [[poem]] by [[Richard Blanco]] first recited at the [[second inauguration of Barack Obama]], making Blanco the fifth poet to read during a [[United States presidential inauguration]]. "One Today" was called "a fine example of public poetry, in keeping with Blanco’s other work: Loose, open lines of mostly conversational verse, a flexible [[iambic pentameter]] stanza form," by Ken Tucker in ''Entertainment Weekly''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ken |last=Tucker |authorlink=Ken Tucker |url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2013/01/21/inaugural-richard-blanco/# |title=Poetry at the Presidential inauguration: The Richard Blanco poem 'One Today,' its form and meaning |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 21, 2013}}</ref> |
"'''One Today'''" is a [[poem]] by [[Richard Blanco]] first recited at the [[second inauguration of Barack Obama]], making Blanco the fifth poet to read during a [[United States presidential inauguration]]. "One Today" was called "a fine example of public poetry, in keeping with Blanco’s other work: Loose, open lines of mostly conversational verse, a flexible [[iambic pentameter]] stanza form," by Ken Tucker in ''Entertainment Weekly''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ken |last=Tucker |authorlink=Ken Tucker |url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2013/01/21/inaugural-richard-blanco/# |title=Poetry at the Presidential inauguration: The Richard Blanco poem 'One Today,' its form and meaning |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 21, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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Richard Blanco was asked to write three poems for the selection of the one to be read at the second inauguration of Barack Obama re-elected on his second term on November 6, 2012. |
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"One Today" was chosen among "What We Know of Country" and "Mother Country". |
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The poet said: "I wanted all three to be different facets of my writing, and my experiences, and how we can live in our country and be part of the union"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/conversation-richard-blanco-one-today-one-year-later/ |title=A Conversation with Richard Blanco: 'One Today,' One Year Later, Gregg Barrios interviews Richard Blanco|work=lareviewofbooks.org |date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 20:20, 1 January 2021
"One Today" is a poem by Richard Blanco first recited at the second inauguration of Barack Obama, making Blanco the fifth poet to read during a United States presidential inauguration. "One Today" was called "a fine example of public poetry, in keeping with Blanco’s other work: Loose, open lines of mostly conversational verse, a flexible iambic pentameter stanza form," by Ken Tucker in Entertainment Weekly.[1]
Background
Richard Blanco was asked to write three poems for the selection of the one to be read at the second inauguration of Barack Obama re-elected on his second term on November 6, 2012. "One Today" was chosen among "What We Know of Country" and "Mother Country". The poet said: "I wanted all three to be different facets of my writing, and my experiences, and how we can live in our country and be part of the union"[2]
See also
References
- ^ Tucker, Ken (January 21, 2013). "Poetry at the Presidential inauguration: The Richard Blanco poem 'One Today,' its form and meaning". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "A Conversation with Richard Blanco: 'One Today,' One Year Later, Gregg Barrios interviews Richard Blanco". lareviewofbooks.org. January 4, 2014.
Further reading
- One Today at White House website
- Bruce, Mary (January 21, 2013). "One Today: Full Text of Richard Blanco Inaugural Poem". ABC News. Includes a video of Blanco's reading.
- Freedlander, David (January 21, 2013). "Richard Blanco, Obama's Historic Inauguration Poet". The Daily Beast. Freedlander summarizes several opinions about Blanco's poem, as well as giving the poem's text.
- Armenti, Peter (January 28, 2013). "Richard Blanco's Inaugural Poem: One Today". From the Catbird Seat: Poetry & Literature at the Library of Congress. Armenti offers a careful explication of the poem, stanza by stanza.
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