For All of Us, One Today An Inaugural Poet's Journey

Name: For All of Us, One Today An Inaugural Poet's Journey
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ISBN: 9780807033807

ISBN-10: 0807033804

ISBN-13: 9780807033807

Edition: 2013

Authors: Richard Blanco

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A fluid, poetic memoir anchored by Richard Blanco's experiences as America's fifth inaugural poet In this brief and evocative memoir, Richard Blanco shares his life as a Latino immigrant and openly gay man discovering a new, emotional understanding of what it means to be an American. He tells the story of the call from the White House committee and all the exhilaration and upheaval of the days that followed. He reveals the inspiration and challenges behind the creation of the inaugural poem, "One Today," as well as two other poems commissioned for the occasion ("Mother Country" and "What We Know of Country"), published here for the first time ever, alongside translations of all three poems…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 11/19/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 120
Size: 5.56" wide x 8.48" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English