On the Pulse of Morning

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"On the Pulse of Morning" is a poem by Maya Angelou, best known for being recited at U.S. President Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration and for its themes of hope, renewal, and social justice.

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On the Pulse of Morning canonical 3

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instanceOf poem ⓘ
addressedTo the people of the United States ⓘ
author Maya Angelou ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album ⓘ
awardReceivedFor Angelou’s recording of the poem ⓘ
commissionedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dateOfFirstPerformance 1993-01-20 ⓘ
features personification of natural elements ⓘ
symbolic use of Rock, River, and Tree ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1993 ⓘ
form free verse ⓘ
genre inaugural poem ⓘ
occasional poem ⓘ
hasSubject diversity ⓘ
peace ⓘ
tolerance ⓘ
historicalContext early 1990s U.S. political climate ⓘ
post–Cold War era ⓘ
inauguralPoemNumber second poem recited at a U.S. presidential inauguration ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lineCount approximately 106 lines ⓘ
literaryPeriod late 20th-century American literature ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
spoken word ⓘ
notableFor addressing America’s multicultural identity ⓘ
being recited at the 1993 U.S. presidential inauguration ⓘ
occasion First inauguration of Bill Clinton ⓘ
partOf Maya Angelou’s body of poetic work ⓘ
performedBy Maya Angelou ⓘ
placeOfFirstPerformance Washington, D.C. ⓘ
precededBy The Gift Outright ⓘ
precededByAuthor Robert Frost ⓘ
publisher Random House ⓘ
rhetoricalDevice allusion ⓘ
anaphora ⓘ
repetition ⓘ
subject American history ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ
national identity ⓘ
theme environmental awareness ⓘ
hope ⓘ
inclusion ⓘ
racial reconciliation ⓘ
renewal ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
unity ⓘ
yearOfAward 1994 ⓘ

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Maya Angelou → notableWork → On the Pulse of Morning ⓘ
Maya Angelou → wrote → On the Pulse of Morning ⓘ
Praise Song for the Day → followsInTraditionOf → On the Pulse of Morning ⓘ