Poet Richard Blanco
Season 2019 Episode 11 | 28m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with inaugural Poet Richard Blanco about his life and work.
Marcia Franklin talks with Richard Blanco, the first LatinX and gay inaugural poet. Blanco wrote a poem for President Obama's second inaugural and read it at the ceremony. He discusses what that was like, the themes of his work, and the power of poetry to change lives. Mr. Blanco was the keynote speaker at the Idaho Humanities Council's annual event in 2019.
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Poet Richard Blanco
Season 2019 Episode 11 | 28m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Marcia Franklin talks with Richard Blanco, the first LatinX and gay inaugural poet. Blanco wrote a poem for President Obama's second inaugural and read it at the ceremony. He discusses what that was like, the themes of his work, and the power of poetry to change lives. Mr. Blanco was the keynote speaker at the Idaho Humanities Council's annual event in 2019.
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Clip: S2019 Ep11 | 1m 19s | Poet Richard Blanco reads a section of his poem "Mother Country." (1m 19s)
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