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Robert Frost read at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
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Which poet read a poem at John F Kennedy's inauguration?
Robert Frost
Which US Poet Laureate read at a Presidential Inauguration in the early 1960s?
Robert Frost
Who was the first poet to take part in a presidential in inauguration?
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.
Who was the writer and poet that was chosen by President K ennedy to read poetry at his inauguration?
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.
At whose inauguration did a poet first read an original poem to celebrate the occasion?
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.
How many poets have read at an inauguration?
There have been eight poets who have read at U.S. presidential inaugurations: Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, Miller Williams, Elizabeth Alexander, Richard Blanco, Amanda Gorman, and Tracy K. Smith. Frost was the first poet to read at an inauguration in 1961.
Which poet spoke at Bill Clinton's inauguration?
It was Maya Angelou , nee Marguerite Ann Johnson before she was married
Who won four Pulitzer Prizes and was the first person in US history to read a poem at a Presidential inauguration?
Maya Angelou won four Pulitzer Prizes and was the first person to read a poem at a U.S. Presidential inauguration.
What was the name of the poem that Robert frost read at John F Kennedy's inauguration?
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.
What president inauguration did Maya Angelou speak at?
Maya Angelou spoke at Bill Clinton’s presidential inauguration in 1993. She became the first poet to recite at a presidential inauguration since Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961.
Maya Angelou became the first woman and African American to read a poem at a presidential inauguration whose inauguration was it?
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Who is Robert Frost?
The best known Robert Frost is the American poet (1874-1963). He once defined poetry as " what is lost in translation."He was a famous poet and he also read one of his poems John F. Kennedy's inauguration .
