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Poet
 
Poet
  
==Notable Achievements==
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==Description==
  
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First gay, immigrant, Latino poet to read at a Presidential inauguration, for President Barack Obama in 2012.  Multiple awards for his poetry work.  The poem he presented for the inauguration was titled 'One Today'. 
  
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==Further Reading/Research==
  
==Description==
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* http://richard-blanco.com/
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* http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/richard-blanco
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* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSRy8SGTEE
  
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Revision as of 17:27, 15 November 2013

Richard Blanco

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1968 -

Occupation

Poet

Description

First gay, immigrant, Latino poet to read at a Presidential inauguration, for President Barack Obama in 2012. Multiple awards for his poetry work. The poem he presented for the inauguration was titled 'One Today'.

Further Reading/Research


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