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.
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Dec 3, 2018 · Angelou became the second poet in history to be present at a presidential inauguration, and the first African American and woman on January 20, 1993, when she read On the Pulse of Morning at...
What Maya Angelou's Reading at Bill Clinton's Inauguration in …
May 28, 2014 · On a sunny, January day in 1993, Maya Angelou stepped up to the podium of the West Front of the Capitol, directly after Bill Clinton had been sworn in and delivered his first address as the...
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 - Poetry Foundation
Source: The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou (Random House Inc., 1994) But today, the Rock cries out to us, clearly, forcefully, Come, you may stand upon my Back and face your distant destiny, But seek no haven in my shadow,…
Maya Angelou's Poem "On the Pulse of Morning" - YouTube
Dec 18, 2012 · This is video footage of Maya Angelou reciting her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the 1993 Presidential Inaugural. This footage is official public record produced by the White House Television...
Maya Angelou Recites 'On the Pulse of Morning' at Clinton Inauguration
May 28, 2014 · In 1993, already well known as a poet and autobiographer, Angelou was selected to read a poem at President Bill Clinton’s first inaugural address. She was the first poet to read at an...
Maya Angelou's Inaugural Poem (1993) - YouTube
May 28, 2014 · Poet and author Maya Angelou has died. She was 86 (1928-2014). In 1993, she was invited by then-President-Elect Bill Clinton to deliver the Inaugural poem. H...
Maya Angelou – On the Pulse of Morning - Genius
Inaugural poet Maya Angelou read “On the Pulse of Morning” at the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton, Jan. 20, 1993. Angelou’s reading (courtesy; William J. Clinton Presidential ...
American Rhetoric: Maya Angelou -- Presidential Inaugural Poem
Mr. President and Mrs. Clinton, Vice-President and Mrs. Gore, and Americans everywhere: A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon. The dinosaur, who left dry tokens Of their sojourn here Any broad alarm of their hastening doom Is lost in the gloom of dust and ages.