She read a poem that she wrote specially for the inauguration. It was called Praise Song for the Day.
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The poem read at the inauguration was "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman. It was a powerful and inspiring poem that captured the spirit of unity and hope.
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Maya Angelou wrote and recited the Inaugural Poem at Bill Clinton's first inauguration in 1993. The poem was titled "On the Pulse of Morning" and addressed themes of unity, resilience, and hope for the future.
She read a poem at Clinton's inauguration in 1993.
Yes, Maya Angelou delivered the poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993, not at Barack Obama's inauguration.
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The poem was "The Gift Outright". He started to read a new poem that he had written special for the inauguration, but the sun was in his eyes and he could not see the paper, so he recited from memory a poem he had written some years before.
The first poem was read by Robert Frost at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. His poem was hand-written and the glare of the sun on snow was so bright that he could not read his original poem for the occasion, so he recited a different poem from memory.
Robert Frost read a poem at Kennedy's inauguration on January 20, 1961 and thus became the first poet to be a part of a president's inauguration.
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Robert Frost read a poem at Kennedy's inauguration. He was quite old and feeble and the sun was in his eyes so he had difficulty getting his poem read.