Writing+and+Poetry

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Prior to President Obama's taking the oath of office, we discussed some inaugural poetry. J.F. Kennedy's inaugural poem by Robert Frost was somewhat quiet and still. I also shared Maya Angelou's 1993 poem written for Bill Clinton's first inauguration, and some students were quite moved by the majesty and rich hope that emerge from her composition. You can read it again and again and again....Maya Angelou's 1993 Inaugural Poem  