Richard Blanco

Occasionally, I'll stumble across a poem and love it -- I comprehend the message/sentiment (or at least a layer or two), it resonates, and I remember that poetry can be a powerful medium. Which then prompts me to reconsider my general avoidance of poetry and tackle a collection. Ehhhhhh - back to paragraphs for now. I'll foray again, likely not with this poet though.

The Poem "One Today" tells the sentimental story of living in the United States. I found myself feeling emotional reading this poem because although I was not born in this country, the words in it made me feel very connected to its culture. I also liked that it mentioned the multiculturalism and diversity that we are surrounded by in the U.S.

This brightly-colored picture book adaptation of the poem Blanco wrote for President Obama’s second inauguration tells the story of a day in America, from morning to night.

Simply stunning.