The youngest inaugural poet in history steps into the spotlight with an emotional poem, "The Hill We Climb." By Chris Gardner On a day filled with history-making moments, Amanda Gorman became a star.

The inaugural poem — “Praise Song for the Day: A Poem for Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration” — was read by its author, Elizabeth Alexander, a Yale University professor of African-American ...

For all its pomp and circumstance, Tuesday’s inaugural didn’t exactly set the world of words on fire. First, there was the address by President Barack Obama, which, while refreshingly tough-minded, ...

President Biden welcomed the youngest inaugural poet in history, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, who earned widespread praise for her performance. Gorman, a Black woman from California, received rave ...

WASHINGTON — With a measured and steady voice, Yale professor Elizabeth Alexander ’84 bookended President Barack Obama’s maiden presidential address on Tuesday with an inaugural message of her own — ...

NORTH CAROLINA, NC, UNITED STATES, November 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Poems for Praise, Comfort, and Joy: Volume I by Ronald Jirovec, published by Kravitz & Sons ...

a hole in a uniform, patching a tire, repairing the things in need of repair. Someone is trying to make music somewhere, with a pair of wooden spoons on an oil drum, with cello, boom box, harmonica, ...