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  1. "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 the second poet in history to read a poem at a presidential inauguration, and the first African American and woman.

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  2. Have lain too long. Facedown in ignorance, Your mouths spilling words. Armed for slaughter. The Rock cries out to us today, You may stand upon me, But do not hide your face. [...] Maya Angelou, “On the Pulse of Morning” (excerpt) from On the Pulse of Morning.

  3. On the Pulse of Morning. Maya Angelou. 1928 –. 2014. A Rock, A River, A Tree. Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon, The dinosaur, who left dried tokens. Of their sojourn here.

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Maya_AngelouMaya Angelou - Wikipedia

    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 John F. Kennedy in 1961.

  5. Celebrations, Rituals of Peace and Prayer is a collection of poetry by African American writer and poet Maya Angelou, published by Random House in 2006. The volume contains 12 poems, five of which were previously published.

  6. ‘On the Pulse of Morning’ by Maya Angelou is a poem dealing with the voices of the rock, river, and tree and how humans can make this earth a better place for everyone. This poem begins with a short depiction of the lost era when ancient creatures existed. However, with time, they lost.

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  8. American poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou wrote and performed "On the Pulse of Morning" for the presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton in January of 1993. The poem echoes key points in Clinton's inaugural speech, especially that of America's need to own up to its violent history of genocide, slavery, colonialism, and environmental ...

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