One Today

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"One Today" is a poem by Richard Blanco that reflects on American unity and diversity, written for and delivered at Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration in 2013.

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instanceOf poem ⓘ
author Richard Blanco ⓘ
commissionedBy Barack Obama ⓘ
commissionedFor second presidential inauguration of Barack Obama ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dateWritten 2013 ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 2013-01-21 ⓘ
firstPerformanceEvent Second inauguration of Barack Obama ⓘ
form free verse ⓘ
genre inaugural poem ⓘ
occasional poem ⓘ
hasAuthorNationality American ⓘ
Cuban American ⓘ
hasNotableLine “One sky, toward which we sometimes lift our eyes tired from work.” ⓘ
“One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores.” ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryPeriod 21st-century American literature ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
spoken word ⓘ
partOf tradition of U.S. presidential inaugural poems ⓘ
performanceLocation United States Capitol ⓘ
performedBy Richard Blanco ⓘ
precededBy Praise Song for the Day ⓘ
publisher University of Pittsburgh Press ⓘ
setting contemporary United States ⓘ
subject everyday life in America ⓘ
immigrant experience ⓘ
landscapes of the United States ⓘ
theme American diversity ⓘ
American unity ⓘ
national identity ⓘ
shared experience ⓘ
year 2013 ⓘ

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