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Jean Toomer

Jean Toomer was born on December 26, 1894, in Washington D.C. Associated with the Harlem Renaissance, he published a brilliant book early in the 1920s, but then absented himself from Harlem for the rest of the

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Poetry Trivia

Question:

Who read a poem at Bill Clinton's presidential inauguration in 1993?

Answer

Only the second poet to be asked to read at a presidential inauguration, Maya Angelou read her poem, "On the Pulse of Morning," which she wrote for the occasion. The first poet asked to read at an inauguration was Robert Frost, who read at Kennedy's inauguration.

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