Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou was an American memoirist, essayist, poet, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of p
Angelou in 1993
Publicity photo for Calypso Heat Wave, 1957
Portrait from the first edition of And Still I Rise (1978)
Angelou speaking at a rally for Barack Obama, 2008
On the Pulse of Morning
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"On the Pulse of Morning" is a poem by writer and poet Maya Angelou that she read at the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton on January 20, 1993. With her public recitation, Angelou became th
Maya Angelou
…she made approximately 80 appearances a year on the lecture circuit, something she continued into her eighties. In 1993, Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" (1993) at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton, making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at the inauguration of…
Angelou reciting "On the Pulse of Morning" at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton in 1993
President Bill Clinton (with Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Clinton), taking the oath of office during his inauguration in 1993
Amanda Gorman, reciting her poem, "The Hill We Climb," during Joe Biden's presential inauguration ceremony (January 20, 2021)..